In the last four rounds of the league, Seaport's opponents are Nantong Zhiyun, Beijing Guoan, Shandong Taishan and Dalian Ren. Seaport is not sure to win against Guoan and Taishan, but for Nantong Zhiyun and Dalian, the two relegated teams, Seaport still has a lot of confidence to win.
In fact, a few rounds of league games ago, some fans predicted that Seaport would release water in the match against Nantong Zhiyun. Because the relationship between the two clubs is quite good, Seaport would give 3 points to their brother team at the crucial moment to help them finish the relegation. But the situation is different now. Seaport must get points as soon as possible to make sure they can win the championship, so they won't release water.
In this way, the relegation situation of Nantong Zhiyun has become worrying. In the last round of the league, they just lost 1-3 to Qingdao Hainiu team on the road. With a win, the Sea Bulls are 7 points away from the relegation zone and only need 5 points in the last four rounds to be relegated.
If the Manatees can beat a shorthanded Shanghai Shenhua and win at home against the world-knowing Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the upcoming league matches, they will be relegated two rounds ahead of schedule, and it won't matter if they win or lose Dalian in the penultimate round.
On the other hand, Dalian, in the next two rounds of the league, their opponents are Beijing Guoan and Wuhan Sanzhen. Li Ming, the GM of Guoan, is from Dalian and should bring his hometown team. Wuhan Sanzhen has AFC Champions League commitments and surely won't put much effort into the league. Therefore, Dalian should be able to get 4 points from these two matches, and with the 3 points from the Manatees, they are basically relegated.
This makes Nantong Zhiyun the last Super League team to be relegated this season. If Seaport could have won the league in the last round, it might have helped Nantong Zhiyun, but now they will have to personally send their brother team to the Central League...
