Shenzhen vs Tianjin Jinmen Tiger

Shenzhen and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger are set to square off at the Meixian Tsang Hin-Chi Stadium in an exciting Super League encounter.

Shenzen’s back and forth contest away to Chengdu Rongcheng last time out yielded an enthralling 2-2 draw, marking their first stalemate of the season (W3, L2). Lee Jang-soo’s men will have to defy the ‘Tianjin hoodoo’ if they are to get back to winning ways. They are winless in their last 11 top-flight H2Hs on home turf (D6, L5). However, a 2-1 defeat to Meizhou Hakka sandwiched by a couple of home victories ‘to nil’ does not offer the ‘Youth Army’ much optimism. Shenzhen’s hopes of picking up three points rest on their ability to fly out of the traps. They have failed to come from behind in all three top-flight games in which they conceded first this season (D2, L1).

On the other hand, visiting Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have bounced back from a dreadful start to the season, going from four winless league matches (D2, L2) to back-to-back triumphs. Interestingly, both those wins came ‘to nil’ and witnessed the ‘Tigers’ open the scoring in the first 15 minutes of play. If that’s the formula to follow, the visitors should be safe and sound. Each of their three away goals scored in this Chinese Super League season have come before half-time. But all three of Tianjin’s away league matches this season have featured under 2.5 goals, highlighting the potential for a low-scoring affair.