Jiangxi Dark Horse vs Qingdao Youth Island tips and predictions

Unfancied hosts could be banana skin

Qingdao Youth Island are a level above Jiangxi Dark Horse but it is hard to get excited about backing them.

There's very little on offer in the 1X2 and the short price for Qingdao Youth Island renders them a terrible bet. Jiangxi Dark Horse don't look likely to upset the odds but they might ask the visitors some questions. With goals being far from abundant, a scoreless deadlock is the pick.

These sides have not been at their best in front of goal. Jiangxi Dark Horse have averaged 0.8 goals in their last 5 home starts and Qingdao Youth Island have averaged 0.8 goals in their last 4 away campaigns.

If the betting market is to be believed, only one of these sides is fancied to score because of the ardent favouritism for Qingdao Youth Island. The No BTTS bet looks like the best play.

Qingdao Youth Island have drawn 8 of their last 18 matches on the road. They drew 1-1 with Dongguan Guanlian last Saturday. It looks like Jiangxi Dark Horse can deny Qingdao Youth Island their win and that's why the pick is another draw.

Of course, Qingdao Youth Island are a second tier side so it remains to be seen how Jiangxi Dark Horse adapt pull up to this stiff test.