While you'd be hard pressed to link a Chinese Super League underdog with Premier League juggernaut Manchester City, you might not expect to see former Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen currently sitting below promotion horse Shenzhen Xinpengcheng in the Chinese Super League table at the end of the 2024 season.
Wuhan Three Towns vs Shenzhen New Pengcheng
Nature of Match: 21st Round of Chinese Super League
Game Time: August 3, 2000: August 3: 00
Instant Chinese Super League standings, Wuhan three towns 21 wars, 6 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses accumulated 23 points ranked ninth, Shenzhen New Pengcheng 21 wars, 6 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses accumulated 24 points, points than Wuhan three towns more than 1 point, ranking is also higher than the Wuhan three towns one.
Wuhan Three Town, like Shandong Taishan, is also a long-term foreign aid irregularity. In the summer transfer window, Wuhan Three Town newly registered four U21 ladder players, exempted from the introduction of the 28-year-old Portuguese striker Wakka, 22-year-old Wakka previously played in the Portuguese Premier League Avi River, 2023-24 season of the Portuguese Premier League in 28 matches contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, obviously more mediocre. Some people (team coaches, local media people) had high hopes for this, and apparently wishful thinking, with 0 goals and 0 assists in 3 games in the Superliga.
After losing 0:2 to Shanghai Shenhua at home in the last round, Wuhan Sanzhen is winless in the last three rounds with 2 draws and 1 loss. Jiang Zhipeng was red-carded by the referee after he scolded the referee during the game and will be suspended for this round.
Shenzhen Xinpengcheng has an outstanding recent record, defeating Beijing Guoan in the last round at home 1:0, winning 2 and drawing 2 in a row, and winning 2 and drawing 2 in the last 4 rounds.
The two sides have met five times before, with Wuhan Sanzhen winning two, drawing two and losing one. In the first round of this season's Chinese Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen faced Shenzhen Xinpengcheng on the road and drew 1:1.
Wuhan Sanzhen is a famous "home field insect", whether it is against a strong team or a weak team, believe that it is not enough, the league's last six home games 1 draw 5 losses. Although the opponent's strength is limited, Wuhan Sanzhen may be difficult to win this game, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng at least undefeated.
