Hebei FC play host to Guangzhou FC at the Puwan Stadium on Monday, with the two sides having had a rough start to the 2022 Chinese Super League season.
The teams currently find themselves in the relegation zone ahead of what could turn out to be highly-defining encounter.
Hebei were beaten for the fifth game running on the road, having lost 1-0 at the hands of Shanghai Shenhua on Thursday.
After a relatively dull opening 45 minutes, a goal from Jianrong Zhu 10 minutes into the second half proved enough to condemn Kim Jong-boo’s side to yet another away defeat.
That result leaves Hebei 18th in the league standings, level on points with their next opponents who have a slightly superior goal difference.
Following a 2-1 victory over Wuhan Yangtze in their last home game, Hebei now go in search of back-to-back home victories for the first time since July 2021.
On the other hand, Guangzhou FC suffered a fourth defeat on the bounce on Friday when they took on Shanghai Port at the Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian.
The South China Tigers put on a solid defensive display and they appeared to be on course to hold on for a point before a late penalty from Oscar settled the game.
That result left Liu Zhiyu’s side 16th in the league standings, four points adrift of safety after just the first nine rounds of matches.
Up next for Zhiyu’s side is the challenge of an opposing side who are yet to win any of the last nine matches between the sides since 2018.
Having conceded the joint-most goals on the road in the division so far, Guangzhou FC will need to get their act together at the defensive end of the pitch if they are to avoid another defeat away from home.
Hebei FC vs Guangzhou FC head to head
The two teams have previously met on 14 occasions across all competitions, where Hebei have claimed one victory while Guangzhou have won 11, and they have drawn twice. Hebei have scored nine goals and conceded 30. In their last five meetings, Guangzhou have won four while they have drawn once.
Hebei FC 1-3 Guangzhou FC 16/10/20
Guangzhou FC 5-0 Hebei FC 21/10/20
Guangzhou FC 1-1 Hebei FC 16/12/21
Hebei FC 0-2 Guangzhou FC 29/12/21
Guangzhou FC 1-0 Hebei FC 19/06/22
Hebei FC latest home form
Hebei FC managed to win their last home game 2-1 over Wuhan Yangtze in the league. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost each of their previous five matches. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 11.
Hebei FC 0-1 Shenzhen 01/01/22
Hebei FC 0-4 Wuhan Three Towns 03/06/22
Hebei FC 0-2 Shanghai Port 11/06/22
Hebei FC 1-3 Shanghai Shenhua 16/06/22
Hebei FC 2-1 Wuhan Yangtze 30/06/22
Hebei FC latest away form
Hebei FC have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their eight most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Shanghai Shenhua in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded 11.
Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 Hebei FC 07/06/22
Guangzhou FC 1-0 Hebei FC 19/06/22
Wuhan Three Towns 5-0 Hebei FC 26/06/22
Shanghai Port 2-1 Hebei FC 04/07/22
Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 Hebei FC 07/07/22
Guangzhou FC latest home form
Guangzhou FC have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their eight most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Shanghai Port in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.
Guangzhou FC 0-1 Shanghai Shenhua 03/06/22
Guangzhou FC 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze 11/06/22
Guangzhou FC 1-0 Hebei FC 19/06/22
Guangzhou FC 1-2 Wuhan Three Towns 30/06/22
Guangzhou FC 0-1 Shanghai Port 08/07/22
Guangzhou FC latest away form
Guangzhou FC have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their eight most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Wuhan Yangtze in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded 12.
Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 Guangzhou FC 30/04/22
Wuhan Three Towns 6-0 Guangzhou FC 07/06/22
Shanghai Port 1-0 Guangzhou FC 15/06/22
Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 Guangzhou FC 26/06/22
Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 Guangzhou FC 04/07/22
Hebei FC news
22-year-old Haoyang Bi is a doubt for Hebei FC after he was hauled off with an injury in the first half of his side’s most recent encounter .
Should he be deemed unfit to participate, Chinense midfielder Wei Lao is expected to come into the side for his third start of the season.
Guangzhou FC news
Liyu Yang scored the winning goal for Guangzhou FC in the last edition of this fixture and he will be looking to deliver for his side once again.
Shihao Wei is set to come back to the starting XI here after he was dropped to the bench against Shanghai Port last time out.
Prediction and Odds
Hebei FC will head into the contest looking to get back into winning ways and they will want to utilise home advantage to do so.
However, neither team is particularly brimming with confidence ahead of this contest. So, we anticipate a cagey affair which could result in a share of the spoils.
Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 2.15
Probable outcomes
Hebei FC 0-0 Guangzhou FC
Hebei FC 1-1 Guangzhou FC
Hebei FC 2-2 Guangzhou FC
Hebei FC 0-1 Guangzhou FC
Hebei FC 1-2 Guangzhou FC
