Shanghai Shenhua Vs Hebei FC Match Analysis And Prediction

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Unbeaten in their last eight matches on home soil, Shanghai Shenhua play host to Hebei FC at the Jinzhou Stadium in round nine of the Chinese Super League on Thursday.

Hebei FC will head into the contest looking to get one over the hosts, having failed to win any of the last five meetings between the sides since July 2019.

Shanghai Shenhua suffered their first league defeat of the season when they were beaten 4-1 by Wuhan Three Towns at the Puwan Stadium on Sunday.

Prior to that, Wu Jingui’s side were unbeaten in 11 successive league matches stretching back to last season, picking up seven wins and four draws since a 2-0 loss to Henan Songshan Longmen in December.

The Flower of Shanghai have now won five and drawn two of their eight matches to collect 17 points and sit fourth in the Super League standings, level on points with Henan.

Meanwhile, Hebei FC suffered their seventh loss of the new Super League season when they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Shanghai Port on Monday.

Prior to that, they had put an end to their run of 15 successive games without a win when they defeated Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 on June 30 through a brace from Wei.

Kim Jong-boo’s side have picked up three points from a possible 24 to sit 17th in the league standings, only above bottom-placed Guangzhou City who have lost each of their eight matches this season.

While Hebei FC will be looking to return to winning ways and begin their bid to move away from the lower spots of the table, next up is an opposing side whom they have failed to defeat in five straight attempts, losing three and picking up two draws since a 2-1 victory in 2019.

Shanghai Shenhua vs Hebei FC head to head

The two teams have previously met on 13 occasions, where Shenhua have claimed six victories while Hebei have won four, and they have drawn in three. Shenhua have scored 25 goals and conceded 21 in the process. In their last five meetings, Shenhua have won three while they have drawn twice.

Shanghai Shenhua 4-1 Hebei FC 06/11/20

Hebei FC 0-1 Shanghai Shenhua 10/11/20

Hebei FC 1-1 Shanghai Shenhua 10/05/21

Shanghai Shenhua 0-0 Hebei FC 03/08/21

Hebei FC 1-3 Shanghai Shenhua 16/06/22

Shanghai Shenhua latest home form

Shanghai Shenhua have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Guagzhou FC 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded just two.

Shanghai Shenhua 3-0 Henan SSLM 03/01/22

Shanghai Shenhua 2-0 Shanghai Port 08/06/22

Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Wuhan Three Towns 12/06/22

Shanghai Shenhua 2-0 Wuhan Yangtze 20/06/22

Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 Guangzhou FC 26/06/22

Shanghai Shenhua latest away form

Shanghai Shenhua lost their last away game 4-2 to Wuhan Three Towns in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous five matches. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.

Chongqing Liangjiang 0-0 Shanghai Shenhua 31/12/21

Guangzhou FC 0-1 Shanghai Shenhua 03/06/22

Hebei FC 1-3 Shanghai Shenhua 16/06/22

Shanghai Port 1-1 Shanghai Shenhua 29/06/22

Wuhan Three Towns 4-2 Shanghai Shenhua 03/07/22

Hebei FC latest home form

Hebei FC managed to defeat Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 in their last home game 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 seven most recent matches. They were beaten 2-1 by Shanghai Port in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 12.

Guangzhou City 2-1 Hebei FC 04/01/22

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 news

Jianrong Zhu put up an impressive performance in the defeat to Wuhan Three Towns last time out and he will push for a starting role on Thursday.

He should team up with former Henan Songshan Longmen forward Chritian Bassogog, who boasts one goal and two assists to his name this season.

Hebei FC news

Hebei could be without the goalscoring threat of Wei after the forward was hooked off with an injury in the 76th minute against Shanghai Port on Monday.

Wei is likely to be replaced by 21-year-old forward Yang Yixuan, while we expect to see a midfield trio of Liao Wei, Daogang Yao and Huaze Gao.

Prediction and Odds

Shanghai Shenhua will fancy their chances of making a return to winning ways in this contest as they face a troubed Hebei FC side who have lost seven of their opening eight matches.

The hosts are unbeaten at home since last November and we predict that they will claim victory on Thursday.

Odds: 1 1.82 X 2.00 2 2.20