Shanghai SIPG and Beijing Guoan meet at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, in a match for the 13th round of the CSL. Shanghai SIPG won away by (1‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 22‑08‑2020. The record of direct confrontations in the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 8 games won 7 and lost 1. Attention to the home factor, since Shanghai SIPG usually achieve different results at home and away.
Shanghai SIPG :
After 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 29 points won. In their last match, they beat Shijiazhuang Ever Bright away by (0‑1), after having won in the previous match (1‑2) away, in a match against Wuhan Zall. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins and 3 draws in his stadium. In their last 6 home games for the championship, the Shanghai SIPG won 5 and drew 1, thus conquering 16 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 6 matches at their stadium. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 24 of the last 32 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 12 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Seeking to regain the title of Chinese champion lost last season, Shanghai SIPG enters the thirteenth and penultimate round of the regular Chinese Super League at the top of the Group B overall standings, with a record of 29 points, representing a four ahead of Beijing Guoan. Last Tuesday, the team led by the Portuguese Vítor Pereira beat Shijiazhuang, 0-1, with a goal from the Brazilian Hulk, in the conversion of a penalty already in the second half, after minute 72. The fourth consecutive victory of the Shanghai SIPG, who suffered last weekend but secured FA Cup qualification with a 3-2 win over Chongqgin Lifan.
Beijing Guoan :
After 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 25 points won. In their last match, they beat Qingdao Huanghai at home by (5‑1), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Hebei CFFC, by (3‑3). This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins and 3 losses in his stadium. In their last 6 away matches for the championship, Beijing Guoan has recorded 2 wins and 4 draws, for which they have won 10 points out of 18 possible.
In this competition, they have drawn the last 4 away matches and have not lost any of the last 6 they played as away. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score many times first: it opened the scoring in 11 of its last 12 games for the CSL, of these 11 it reached the break with an advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 7. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘); they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
Beijing Guoan has aspirations to fight for the title and reaches this final leg of the regular phase of the Chinese Super League to occupy the 2nd position of the classification relative to Group B, with 25 points, four less than the leader Shanghai SIPG and seven more than or Chongqing Lifan (3rd place). On the last day of the championship, the team led by Frenchman Bruno Génésio managed to return to the victories, after the draw the previous day against Hebei (3-3). In the confrontation with Qingdao Huanghai, Beijing Guoan did not have half measures and won comfortably, 5-1, with goals from Yu Yang (14 ‘), Viera (38’ and 56 ‘), Fernando (45 + 2’) and Bakambu ( 85 ‘). The conceded goal was already in the discounts of the second half, after a penalty.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,46
