on Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The 2022 season
China Super League (soccer league)
The 13th round of the league's bye match between Guangzhou and Dalian People was played in a passionate match at the Huadu Stadium.
[Guangzhou Team]
After the first 14 rounds of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Guangzhou played one game less and ranked third from the bottom of the league with 9 points from 3 wins and 10 losses. In the last 4 rounds of matches, Guangzhou won 2 and lost 2: 1-0 against Hebei in Dalian, but 0-2 and 1-2 against Lions and Rongcheng in Haikou, and 4-1 against Shenzhen at home last round. Despite still being in the relegation zone, Guangzhou are within two points of the Lions and Dalianers in front of them. If they can win this crucial battle, Guangzhou will hopefully overtake Dalian Ren and escape the relegation zone. However, captain Wei Shihao, the man responsible for the big win in the last round, is suspended for accumulating 4 yellow cards, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to Guangzhou.
[Dalian]
In the first 14 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Dalian Ren ranked 14th with 11 points from 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. 2-0 victory over the Lions at home in the last round finally ended the nearly 5 rounds of winlessness, and 1 draw and 1 win in the last two rounds: 1-1 draw at home against Harbour, and 2-0 victory at home against the Lions. On the eve of the match, Dalian Ren officially announced 6 new recruits to join the team. Although Dalian People is 1 point ahead of Lions and 2 points ahead of Guangzhou in the relegation zone, the introduction of 6 players is like a tiger with wings, but Dalian People still need to be cautious when facing the first tough away challenge in two and a half years. Lv Peng is suspended for accumulating 4 yellow cards and Wu Wei is expected to start in his place, while Sun Guowen will not be able to play due to a ban, with two foreigners, Tesonev and Mamba, likely to be the alternates.
In the pre-match press conference, head coach Xie Hui said, "I'm very happy to be here in Guangzhou. The big win of Guangzhou in the last match has shown us the tactical quality and spirit of the team after the change of manager, so this match will be extremely tough for us. By studying Guangzhou's past matches, we are well aware of their tactical skills and hope to gain the upper hand in the matchup."
[Historical encounter]
Guangzhou (including Evergrande) and Dalian (including Albin, Fang Fang, Dalian People) have met 13 times in the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, with Guangzhou winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 1. Among them, 12 times in the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
[Projected debut]
Guangzhou: 1 - Liu Shibo; 38 - Chen Rijin (
), 5 - Ng Siu Chung (
), 6-Li Yang, 20-Wang Shilong (
); 33-Mingmin Tsai (
), 15-Yan Dinghao, 8-Zhang Xiuwei; 23-Li Jiaheng (
), 28 - Ling Jie (
), 17-Yang Liyu
Dalian: 1 - Zhang Chong; 38 - Lv Zhuo Yi (
), 2-Lin Longchang, 22-Dong Yanfeng, 16-Tong Lei; 5-Wu Wei, 14-Huang Jiahui (
), 28-Fei Yu; 7-Lin Liangming, 39-Yan Xianggang, 23-Shang Yin;
