At 19:30, the Dalian Sports Center Stadium will host an exciting Chinese Super League (CSL) showdown on August 16, when Shanghai Seaports and Shenzhen start their 13th round match.
[Shanghai Harbor Team]
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shanghai Seaport is in the 9th place in the table with 17 points with 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, even though they have played one less game. In the first phase of the tournament, Seaport lost 0-1 to Sanzhen in the finale. Entering the second stage, Seaport drew with Dalian People on the road in the first round. In the last two rounds of matches, Seaport failed to win, and the last away match against Lions was postponed for some reasons. Liu Zhurun was selected as U21 National Youth Football Team and went to Croatia to participate in the tournament, which allowed Seaport to enjoy the U23 exemption policy. Currently, Seaport is 17 points away from leader Sanzhen, and 9 points away from Songshan Longmen in the AFC Champions League, so a win in this round is the key for Seaport to keep their hopes of hitting the AFC Champions League and the title.
In the pre-match press conference, Coach Leko said, "At the moment our priority is to prepare for the match and show the best training. The opponents are highly coached and the players have outstanding individual abilities that can change the direction of the game. The Shenzhen team is outstanding in both offense and defense, and we have a lot of respect for them. To win, we must do the best in physical, mental and technical and tactical."
[Shenzhen Team]
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shenzhen ranked 10th with 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses and 16 points.In the last two rounds of the first phase, Shenzhen beat the Lions and Guoan in a row. However, in the first round of the second phase, Shenzhen lost 0-2 on the road against Zhejiang. The last home game against Dalian Ren was postponed for some reason. Although Tian Ziyi and Chen Xiangyu were selected for the U21 National Youth League and traveled to Croatia, they were not eligible for U23 relief. The return of four U23 players, including Dai Weijun, Xu Haofeng, Ye Lijiang, and Xu Yue, relieved Shenzhen's personnel shortage to some extent. In the last round of matches with Zhejiang, Shenzhen only reported a 19-man list.
In the pre-match press conference, Coach Lee Jang-soo said, "After the Meizhou tournament, there were injuries to the players and some of them were selected for the national team. The injury situation has improved, the national team members are returning one after another, and the team lineup is getting better."
[Historical encounter]
In the 6 meetings between Shanghai Seaport (including Terriers and Shanghai Harbour) and Shenzhen (including Red Diamond and Jiazhuangye) in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and Chinese First Division (CFL), Seaport has the upper hand with 5 wins and 1 draw. Seaport has won all four of their CSL meetings.
[Projected debut]
Shanghai Harbour: 1 - Yan Junling; 4 - Stanley Wang, 13 - Wei Zhen, 5 - Zhang Linpeng; 11 - Lu Wenjun, 25 - Baitijiang, 16 - Xu Xin, 15 - Li Shenyuan; 9 - Paulinho; 34 - Caron, 10 - Ndiaye
Shenzhen: 24 Dong Chunyu; 25 Mi Haolun, 6 Pei Shuai, 26 Yuan Mincheng, 2 Ye Lijiang (U23); 21 Jiang Zhipeng, 8 Dai Weijun, 28 Li Yuanyi, 16 Zheng Dalun; 7 Achimpen, 29 Gao Lin
