📏 Form Guide

Sichuan Jiuniu

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Sichuan Jiuniu go into this fixture following on from a 1-1 Super League tied result vs Shanghai Port.

In that match, Sichuan Jiuniu managed 35% possession and 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Sichuan Jiuniu was Tim Chow (63'). On the other side, Shanghai Port had 14 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

It has not been often in recent times where Sichuan Jiuniu have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Sichuan Jiuniu have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 11 goals in the process. We will have to find out if that trend can be sustained in this game.

Shandong Luneng

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Shandong Luneng head into the game after a 4-1 Super League win to defeat Shanghai Shenhua in their last game.

In that match, Shandong Luneng had 46% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Shandong Luneng was Crysan (26', 52', 72'). On the other side, Shanghai Shenhua got 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ratão (63') was the scorer for Shanghai Shenhua.

Shandong Luneng have attacked well of late, having scored 10 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Shandong Luneng have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings.

👥 Head to head

The last league encounter featuring these sides was Super League match day 21 on 16/08/2025 when it ended Sichuan Jiuniu 1-3 Shandong Luneng.

That day, Sichuan Jiuniu had 49% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Leonço (64').

At the other end, Shandong Luneng had 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. Valeri Qazaishvili (23') was the scorer.

💭 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Sichuan Jiuniu have the ability to breach the defence of this Shandong Luneng lineup, but a single goal likely won’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 victory for Shandong Luneng when the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what eventuates.

Peter Guest, 09:05 10/05/2026