Nantong Zhiyun vs Shanghai Shenhua tips and predictions

Shanghai Shenhua are hard to oppose

With 5 points Nantong Zhiyun host Shanghai Shenhua, with 16 points. There are 10 positions separating the two sides.

Shanghai Shenhua will be rubbing their hands at the thought of facing this test.

The home team isn't playing like a formidable force in preparation before this serious challenge. Nantong Zhiyun aren't making life easy for themselves, having lost 9 of their last 10 games as hosts. Legitimate scoring chances are in short supply for them. They've bagged only 4 goals in their latest 10 home matches and that won't be good enough, even if there were fitness concerns at the other end of the park.

The visitors will be confident about this one. Shanghai Shenhua have, impressively, won 8 of their last 9 matches. Most of their good results have been characterised by how clinical they've been in front of goal. They've scored at least once in all of their last 14 games as you'd expect from a side of this calibre.

Aside from the match winner pick, the Both Teams To Score No is the recommendation but it comes with a low rating. And for fans of the goal line, it's Under 2.5 Goals that stands out here given the latest odds.

The hosts lost their last match on their own soil last week against Shanghai Port by a demoralising 3-0 scoreline.