Meizhou Hakka make a trip to Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium to take on Biejing Guoan in round nine of the Chinese Super League on Thursday, looking to claim their third consecutive league win.
The hosts head into the contest unbeaten in their last seven matches, while Meizhou Hakka have won each of their last two matches, and could leapfrog The Imperial Guards with a win in this contest.
Beijing Guoan are currently sitting fifth in the league standings having picked up 15 points from their eight matches so far, and they trail third-placed Henan Songshan Longmen by two points for a spot in the AFC Champions League Qualifiers.
The saw their last Super League match end in a 2-1 victory over Tianjin Jinmen Tiger at Meixian Hin-chi Stadium, extending their unbeaten run to seven – with four wins and three losses.
Samir Memisevic found the back of the net either side of the interval to hand Beijing Guoan the lead before Su Yuanjie scored in the 77th minute for the hosts but it was not enough, with the visitors coming away with all three points.
The last Chinese Super League meeting between the sides ended in a 2-2 draw at Wuhua Olympic Sports Centre Huitang Stadium in June. Aleksa Vukanovic and Rade Dugalic got on the scoresheet for Meizhou Hakka while Zhang Yuning scored a brace for Beijing Guoan.
Meizhou Hakka head into the contest sitting sixth in the table on 13 points, four points outside of the AFC Champions League Qualification spots and two points behind Thursday’s opponents.
Milan Ristic’s side claimed a 1-0 victory over Shenzhen at Wuhua Hengpi Football Town in their last Super League match, with Chen Guokang scoring the only goal of the game.
In their last six league matches, they have won three, drawn two and lost one.
Beijing Guoan vs Meizhou Hakka head to head
The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Chinese Super League in June, where they played out a 2-2 draw. They meet for the second time in a competitive match in the same league.
Meizhou Hakka 2-2 Beijing Guoan 17/06/22
Beijing Guoan latest home form
Beijing Guoan have recently been on a good run of form at home, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They played out a goalless draw with Rongcheng in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.
Beijing Guoan 1-1 Guangzhou City 01/01/22
Beijing Guoan 1-2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 05/06/22
Beijing Guoan 1-0 Tianjin JMT 13/06/22
Beijing Guoan 4-1 Shenzhen 21/06/22
Beijing Guoan 0-0 Rongcheng 30/06/22
Beijing Guoan latest away form
Beijing Guoan have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Tianjin JMT 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded six.
Shenzhen 0-1 Beijing Guoan 04/01/22
Rongcheng 2-3 Beijing Guoan 08/06/22
Meizhou Hakka 2-2 Beijing Guoan 17/06/22
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-1 Beijing Guoan 25/06/22
Tianjin JMT 1-2 Beijing Guoan 03/07/22
Meizhou Hakka latest home form
Meizhou Hakka have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Shenzhen 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.
Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Kunshan 22/12/21
Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Tianjin JMT 04/06/22
Meizhou Hakka 2-2 Beijing Guoan 17/06/22
Meizhou Hakka 4-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 29/06/22
Meizhou Hakka 1-0 Shenzhen 03/07/22
Meizhou Hakka latest away form
Meizhou Hakka have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Tianjin JMT in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded four.
Wuhan Three Towns 1-0 Meizhou Hakka 18/12/21
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-1 Meizhou Hakka 09/06/22
Shenzhen 1-2 Meizhou Hakka 13/06/22
Rongcheng 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 20/06/22
Tianjin JMT 1-0 Meizhou Hakka 25/06/22
Beijing Guoan news
Following their victory over Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on Sunday, Xie Feng will opt to retain his prefered 4-3-3 formation for Thursday.
Samir Memisevic scored a brace for his side in the aforementioned game and the centre-back will retain his spot in the starting XI looking to add onto his tally.
Meizhou Hakka news
Chen Guokang came off the bench to score for Meizhou Hakka against Shenzhen and the midfielder is likely to earn a spot in the starting XI for this contest.
The hosts are likely to lineup in a 4-2-3-1 formation once again, with Aleksa Vukanovic leading the line for the visitors once again.
Prediction and Odds
Beijing Guoan head are unbeaten in their last seven matches, and they will feel confident of picking up all three points on their home turf.
Meizhou Hakka are fresh off the back of two consecutive home wins but have struggled for results on the road. So, we predict a draw or home win.
Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.88
Probable outcomes
Beijing Guoan 0-0 Meizhou Hakka
Beijing Guoan 1-1 Meizhou Hakka
Beijing Guoan 2-2 Meizhou Hakka
Beijing Guoan 1-0 Meizhou Hakka
Beijing Guoan 2-1 Meizhou Hakka
