On June 8, Development Area Stadium (Changchun) will host the match of the 12th round of the Chinese Super League, in which Changchun Yatai will compete with Shenzhen. The battle will start at 10:00 CET.
Changchun Yatai
The team was able to take the championship title in 2007. Still, then the positions were gradually lost, which resulted in relegation in 2018. And only the second attempt, which happened in the so-called “coronavirus” draw, gave an opportunity to win the second division and be promoted back. Moreover, the ambitious newcomer immediately jumped to the 4th place. To tell the truth, a rollback came after the higher mentioned success – most of the draw was spent outside the top 10 and the team finished in the 13th position. Nowadays, the results are rather contradictory. There were several segments when it turned out to win even a couple of times in a row. Still, there were also the defeats, for instance, the struggle with Shanghai Port brought a devastating 0-3 misfire at the home arena. That game was followed by bright, but also an unsuccessful 3-4 score in the match against Beijing Guoan.
Shenzhen
The club is similar to its opponent in some way. It also has got successes, but old ones – a couple of cup victories back in the 90s and the championship title in 2004. “The Youth Army” gradually slipped into the second division of China after that, where it performed somehow in 2012-2018. And when the team returned, it occupied really modest places. The previous draw, when 34 matches brought to “the Phoenix” only 9 wins and 30 points, proves the higher mentioned fact. As a result, it took only the 14th place. The teams, which finished below, were either relegated or disbanded – nowadays, football is not at the main agenda in China. Currently, starting with a win in the battle against Qingdao, Shenzhen got only 1 point in 5 rounds. And a kind of progress could be observed only from mid-May. However, Zhejiang Professional defeated the opponent with a 3-0 score in the previous round.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
The clubs, having a 10-year pause, began to play in the Super League again starting from 2021. There was a draw, but then Changchun Yatai won three matches.
Predictions
Bookmakers consider the hosts to be the favourite of the following battle, but it lost twice in a row, that’s why there are doubts about the result. Thus, it is better to choose a neutral option and bet on “total: over 2.5” (odd: 1.727).