Fresh off the back of claiming their first win of the new Chinese Super League season, Chengdu Rongcheng make a trip to the Wuhua Hengpi Football Town to take on Meizhou Hakka on Monday.
The hosts head into the contest unbeaten in each of their four home matches this season and they will be looking to maintain this impressive record.
Mezhou Hakka failed to pick up a third consecutive victory for the first time this year as they were held to a goalless draw by Beijing Guoan.
At the end of the game at the Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium, both sides were guilty of lack of sting at the attacking end of the pitch as they failed to convert their chances before settling for a point each.
Milan Ristic’s side had previously ended their three-game winless run when they swept aside Cangzhou Mighty Lions 4-1 on June 29 before securing a 1-0 victory over Shenzhen four days later.
With 14 points from nine matches, Meizhou are currently seventh in the Chinese Super League standings, six points behind Henan Songshan Longmen in the AFC Champions League qualification spot.
Meanwhile, Chengdu Rongcheng got their league campaign up and running last time out when they secured a 2-1 victory over Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
Dun Ba scored in the 51st minute to cancel out Ruibao Hu’s first-half opener but Mutellip Iminqari struck in the 73rd minute to hand the hosts their first win of the league.
Prior to that, they had kicked off the new season with successive defeats against Shenzhen and Beijing Guoan before picking up six draws from their subsequent six matches.
Having picked up nine points from nine games, Seo Jung-won’s side are currently 14th in the league standings, but they could climb as high as 10th place with all three points on Monday.
Meizhou Hakka vs Chengdu Rongcheng head to head
The two teams have previously met on four occasions in the League one and Super League, where Rongcheng have claimed two victories while they have drawn twice. Rongcheng have scored four goals and conceded two in the process. In their last meetings, they played out a goalless draw in the Super League.
Rongcheng 2-1 Meizhou Hakka 01/11/20
Rongcheng 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 26/11/21
Meizhou Hakka 1-2 Rongcheng 12/12/21
Rongcheng 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 20/06/22
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 been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Beijing Guoan in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded three.
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 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 07/07/22
Chengdu Rongcheng latest home form
Rongcheng have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Tianjin JMT 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Rongcheng 2-3 Beijing Guoan 08/06/22
Rongcheng 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 20/06/22
Rongcheng 2-2 Shenzhen 26/06/22
Rongcheng 1-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 04/07/22
Rongcheng 2-1 Tianjin JMT 08/07/22
Chengdu Rongcheng latest away game
Rongcheng have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Beijing Guoan in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded three.
Dalian Pro 0-1 Rongcheng 12/01/22
Shenzhen 2-0 Rongcheng 04/06/22
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0-0 Rongcheng 12/06/22
Tianjin JMT 1-1 Rongcheng 16/06/22
Beijing Guoan 0-0 Rongcheng 30/06/22
Meizhou Hakka news
Ristic will be unable to call upon the services of midfielder Yihu Yang, who has missed the last five matches due to a calf injury.
Wei Cui failed to make his mark against Beijing Guoan last time out and he could drop to the bench, with Liang Shi pushing for a starting role.
Chengdu Rongcheng news
Rongcheng will be without forward Felipe Silva after he was hauled off with a 34th-minute injury against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger last time out.
Xiang Baixu will push for a role in the starting XI in his absence, teaming up with Guichao Wu and Iminqari at the attacking end of the pitch.
Prediction and Odds
The newly-promoted Chengdu Rongcheng side seem to have finally settled into the top flight and will head into the contest with renewed confidence following their first win of the season.
We feel that the visitors may be able to carry on the momentum from last time out, but a draw could be the outcome.
Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 2.15
Probable outcomes
Meizhou Hakka 0-0 Rongcheng
Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Rongcheng
Meizhou Hakka 2-2 Rongcheng
Meizhou Hakka 0-1 Rongcheng
Meizhou Hakka 1-2 Rongcheng
