The Chinese Super League moves into round No 28 on Wednesday with a full slate of matches. The league is in the home stretch, as Wuhan Three Towns and Shandong Taishan are level on 65 points at the top of the standings. It is a two-horse race for the CSL title.
Shandong Taishan - Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Shandong Taishan will host Cangzhou Mighty Lions on Wednesday as the former try for a third straight win. Shandong won five of their last six matches versus Cangzhou. The reverse fixture ended 2-0 in favour of Shandong.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions are 13th in the league and in no danger of finishing in the bottom three. The Mighty Lions are unbeaten in five of their last six games. They scored 11 times and conceded 10 goals in the last six fixtures.
Shandong picked up 15 points from the last six games. They scored a brilliant 19 goals and conceded four times.
Shanghai Port - Henan Songshan Longmen
Shanghai Port go into the midweek clash in fourth place but on a two-game losing streak. Henan Songshan Longmen are seventh and two points off Port ahead of the midweek game.
Shanghai Port won each of the last six games against Henan Songshan Longmen in all competitions. Four of the last six games between the teams ended with identical 2-1 scores.
Henan Songshan Longmen are unbeaten in three straight matches. They took 10 points from the last 18 points on offer. Henan posted a +5-goal difference in the last six matches.
Wuhan Three Towns - Changchun Yatai
Wuhan Three Towns are co-leader of the league alongside Shandong Taishan. Three Towns are on a two-game winning streak in the CSL and will fancy a second win in 2022 against Changchun Yatai.
Changchun Yatai are 11th in the table and well-off Wuhan Three Towns’ brilliant play this season. Yatai took eight points from the last six games in the competition.
Wuhan Three Towns picked up 12 points from the last 18 points on offer. They scored 14 goals and conceded five in the last six fixtures.
Zhejiang - Beijing Guoan
Zhejiang will host Beijing Guoan on Wednesday, as they seek a first win against the visitors in six tries. Zhejiang did manage a 2-2 draw with Beijing Guoan earlier this season, which ended a four-game losing streak to the capital club.
Beijing are fifth in the standings ahead of the match and the winner of three straight games. Beijing Guoan are in excellent form, with 15 points taken from their last 18 points on offer.
Zhejiang are third in the standings and only ahead of Beijing Guoan, thanks to goal difference. Pro picked up 13 points from the last 18 points available to them. Zhejiang are on a two-game winning streak.