On Wednesday morning, local rivals Shanghai Port and Shanghai Shenhua do battle in the Chinese Super League.
The home team has enjoyed a mixed start to their league campaign, picking up nine points from their opening six matches in the Chinese Super League. However, Ivan Leko’s team has won three of their last four league outings. Last time out, Shanghai Port recorded a 2-1 win at Wuhan Yangtze.
The game went against Shanghai Port’s recent trend of low-scoring league matches, as five of their last seven Super League games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Senegalese forward Cherif Ndiaye has hit form of late, scoring three goals in his last four appearances for Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League.
Shanghai Port have a solid recent home record in the Chinese top-flight, as they have won nine of their previous 11 home games in the league. Their games on home soil have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six matches in the Super League.
The visitors have made a bright start to the new Super League campaign and currently sit in second place in the table. However, they are only behind league leaders Wuhan Three Towns, courtesy of inferior goal difference.
Shanghai Shenhua have taken 16 points from their opening six matches in the Chinese top-flight this season, only failing to win one of their five league matches. In fact, they are unbeaten in ten league matches dating back to last season.
The visitors have a decent recent away record, as they are unbeaten in their last four matches on their travels in the Chinese Super League.
Forebet predicts that Shanghai Shenhua will record a narrow victory in a high-scoring clash to maintain their strong start to the Chinese Super League campaign.