As night falls, at 20:00 Beijing time on August 15, a soccer match full of gunpowder is about to kick off in the stadium of Mission Hills Soccer Practice Base in Haikou. It's the 13th round of the Chinese Super League, with Hebei facing the powerful Shandong Taishan.
[Looking back]
The two teams have met 12 times in past Chinese Super League matches, with Shandong Taishan holding an overwhelming advantage in terms of record with 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
[Hebei Team News]
In their last match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Hebei changed their previous sluggish attacking form, scoring only 5 goals in 11 rounds of matches, this time scoring 3 goals in a single match, showing the best attacking performance of the season. Young player Zhang Wei continues to score goals, and now leads the domestic players' top scorer list with 6 goals. In addition to Zhang Wei, the Hebei team also produced a second goal scorer, Muxuchen and Zhao Ziye, ending the situation where Zhang Wei could not score alone. It is worth mentioning that Zhao Ziye, who is only 18 years old, scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League.
Despite the rebound on the offensive end, Hebei's defense still hasn't improved. With their current overall performance, it will be difficult for them to stop Shandong Taishan's advance. After all, Hebei is an all Chinese team with young players, and their current record is only 1 win and 11 losses. Except for a 2-1 win over Wuhan Changjiang in the 7th round, all other matches ended in losses.
[Shandong Taishan Team News]
Shandong Taishan easily beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0 in the last round, and after the cold loss to Zhejiang, they have won 6 consecutive matches and are now in the second place of the table with a 4-point advantage. During this six-game winning streak, Brazilian foreign aid Cressan scored in six consecutive games and had two assists, becoming the team's most stable scoring point. It is worth noting that Fellaini and Jin Jingdao both came on as substitutes in the last round of matches, and with the return of the previously injured Sun Junho to China, Shandong Taishan is gradually ushering in its strongest lineup.
Shandong Taishan is seen as the only team expected to stop Wuhan Sanzhen at the moment, and they need to continue their winning streak and continue to put pressure on Wuhan Sanzhen. The foreigners are in good shape, but Guo Tianyu, who returned during the break, is in mediocre form, and manager Hao Wei has said that the team desperately needs Guo to return to last year's form.
Shandong Taishan starting lineup: 14-Wang Dalei, 5-Zheng Zheng, 6-Wang Tong, 27-Shi Ke, 39-Song Long, 8-Liao Lixiang, 10-Moises, 21-Liu Binbin, 37-Ji Xiang, 9-Kressan, 36-Duan Liuyu
Hebei starting lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 32-Ding Haifeng, 4-Pan Ximing, 6-Zhang Junzhe, 16-Liu Gang, 11-Mao Xuchen, 17-Song Xintao (U23), 42-Gao Yunan (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 8-Yao Daogang, 38-Zhang Wei (U23)
