After a break of more than 20 days, the 2023 China First Division League is back in action, with the 25th round leading off with four matchups today, October 9 (Beijing time). Two of the matches are available on live local TV, Migu Video, Live Streaming, DONG Qudi, Thunder Speed Sports, Soccer Channel. (APP, small program, microblogging) on the network side and mobile live.
Tonight, at 19.30, three Central League matches kick off at the same time.
Sitting on Qingdao West Coast's home field against Jinan Xingzhou in a derby in the same province of Shandong in the Central League, QTV-Qingdao Sports and Leisure Channel and Qingdao Huangdao District Radio and Television Station's public channel will broadcast live on TV. Qingdao West Coast's record has soared since Dalian Shide's accomplished foreign aid Jan Govich, who worked for Chinese Super League imperialist Beijing Guoan, took over as head coach. He is unbeaten in the league for 11 rounds and is second in the Central League standings with 50 points, one less than leader Sichuan Jiuniu and six ahead in the city of Nanjing. He has seen the hope of promotion to the Chinese Super League. The promoted Mazinan Xingzhou has former Chinese Super League stars such as Dailin, Ye Chongqiu and Park Jiajun. He has just won twice in a row and is sixth in the table with 37 points, which is basically hopeless for the Chinese Super League.
Qingdao West Coast has a stronger desire to win and will probably score three points in this match.
Guangzhou, once facing collapse because parent company Evergrande cheated them out of money for years, sat at the famous Yuexiushan Stadium and hosted vice-champion Wuxi Wu Hook. Guangzhou, which is dominated by young players, is 12th in the standings, sharing 27 points with Liaoning Province's Shenyang City and Suzhou City's Dongwu, and one point less than ninth-placed Yanbian Longding. After several teams sent warmth, Guangzhou has left the relegation zone by 10 points and has little problem to stay in the game. Wuxi Wu Hook just won two games in a row, but it was hard to win in the previous 22 rounds, 12 points at the bottom of the table, 10 points lower than Dandong Tengyue.
In terms of power comparison, Wuxi Wuhu, who are basically booked for the relegation spot, are not as good as Guangzhou, but can Guangzhou give their rivals a third consecutive win after Xu Jiayin has been taken under control? That will be a big attraction.
Suzhou Dongwu hosted Dongguan Union, which was broadcast live on TV on Jiangsu Radio and TV's Sports & Leisure Channel. Suzhou Dongwu beat Dandong Tengyue 2-1 at home to end the embarrassment of 10 rounds of league matches and sit 11th in the table with little pressure on relegation. Dongguan Union have won four rounds, but with 32 points in seventh place in the table thanks to the advantage they built up earlier, the relegation target has been reached. Both teams can easily take the field in this match.
At 15:00 pm, Liaoning Shenyang City, which was forced to crown itself as the new Liaozhu, hosts Shanghai Jiading Huilong. Liaoning Shenyang City lost to Qingdao West Coast at home in the last round, ending a five-round unbeaten streak and ranking 10th in the table, with an optimistic relegation situation. Shanghai Jiading Huilong, coached by Dalian coaches Yang Lin and Liu Yujian, have just suffered two consecutive defeats, but have been grabbing points fiercely before, and are ranked fourth from bottom (13th) with 23 points, six points above the relegation zone. If they don't get rid of the threat of relegation, they will do their best to get points in this game. Liaoning Shenyang City have no need to fight for the victory. Both teams are likely to draw in the first leg, with one point each.
