In the first four rounds of matches, Chengdu Rongcheng achieved an undefeated record of 2 wins and 2 draws, and ranked fourth with 8 points before the match, continuing the dark horse posture of last season. Qingdao Hainiu ranked 11th with 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses and 4 points.In the last round, Chengdu Rongcheng beat the lowly Zhejiang team 2-0 on the road. This round, they are back at home and they must be aiming for 3 points.
Qingdao Hainiu's advance was temporarily halted when they lost 0-3 at home to defending champions Wuhan Sanzhen. This time, they will go all out to score in the expedition to Chengdu. Of the teams that have already met, both sides recruited Henan on the road, splitting the points evenly (Henan 1-1 Chengdu Rongcheng, Henan 0-0 Qingdao Hainiu). If this is a reference, both teams will compete in this match.
In terms of paper strength, Chengdu Rongcheng, which has a number of strong players such as Eckerson, Felipe, Jin You, Romulo, Zhou Dingyang and Tang Miao, is slightly better. In comparison, Qingdao's Hainiu lineup is a bit thin, especially forward foreign aid Forbes, who missed the first four rounds. Even if he appears in this round, there is a lack of friction with his teammates, and the attack may be difficult to meet expectations.
From the perspective of historical rivalry, the two sides rarely have a record of rivalry. Because Chengdu Rongcheng was only founded in 2018 (when it was called Chengdu Xingcheng), they were promoted to the China B League as runners-up in the Champions League.In 2019, they were once again runners-up in the China B League, making it to the China A League. Subsequently, Chengdu Rongcheng played in the Chinese First Division in the 2020 and 2020 seasons, and appeared in the Chinese Super League in the 2022 season. During this period, Qingdao Hainiu only played in the same league as Chengdu Rongcheng in the 2019 China B League. But that season, the two teams were in China B North and South, respectively, and Qingdao Hainiu failed to play in both the preliminaries and the finals because they were deducted six points for historical reasons. In any case, Chengdu Rongcheng, as a "second year student" of the Chinese Super League, will meet Qingdao Hainiu, who are returning to the Chinese Super League after 10 years, in this round of the Chinese Super League. It will be interesting to see what kind of sparks will come out of their first confrontation.
