The 9th round of the Chinese Super League kicked off on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the field, there are a lot of good plays and highlights. The summit match between Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan is full of suspense, while the match between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Harbor is even more eye-catching. Wuhan, which has not won a single match so far, will face Shenhua, and whether it can break the stalemate will become the focus.
Henan Songshan Dragon Gate vs Cangzhou Lions
Venue: Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
Match time: Tuesday, July 27, 20:00
Match highlights: Dorado's availability affects Henan battle
Star Index: ★★★★★
Result prediction: Henan win
Before the match, the Cangzhou team released a warm poster, "The two rivers are together in friendship". However, as the match approached, the two teams fought for three points. Henan won 1, drew 5 and lost 2 in the first 8 rounds, accumulating 8 points and ranking 5th in Guangzhou; Cangzhou Lions won 1, drew 3 and lost 4, accumulating 6 points and ranking 7th in the same region.
Henan drew with Cangzhou in the first round of the season. Henan's Dorado suffered a head injury in the previous match and is doubtful to play. Cangzhou Lions won 2-0 against Qingdao in the last round and gained their first win. Shao Pu-liang became the key of the team's defense and Sangol played well in the front line.
Guangzhou vs Shandong Taishan
Venue: Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium
Match time: Tuesday, July 27, 20:00
Match highlights: Guangzhou Taishan Dragons and Tigers, who can laugh in the end
Star Index: ★★★★★
Result prediction: Guangzhou win
The battle between Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan is the focus of this round, but also the first battle. Taishan is undefeated in the first 8 rounds with 5 wins and 3 draws, and leads the Guangzhou region with 18 points; Guangzhou drew 3-3 with Guangzhou City in their last match, and ranks second with 15 points. In the first round, Taishan shut out Guangzhou 1-0, with Fellaini scoring a stoppage time winner. Before this round of matches, Taishan's meritorious captain Artemisia Junmin joined Wuhan, which may have an impact on Taishan's game.
In the first five meetings between the two teams, Shandong Taishan had 3 wins and 2 losses in their favor, and in the first round of this season's meeting, Shandong Taishan won 1-0 against Guangzhou. Guangzhou team last round regret to draw Guangzhou City, three consecutive hard battle of the devil's schedule, failed to obtain the opening, but in the tension of the journey, the performance of the Guangzhou team has been quite good. At present, the key is how to play the strong dialog with Shandong Taishan. Guangzhou used 343 formation in the last 3 games, increasing the number of side attackers through two wingbacks, expanding the width of the attack, and opening the distance between the opponent's defenders, so as to get more sufficient space for attack. Such an arrangement is indeed a good way to break the dense defense when facing weaker teams, as evidenced by the 12 goals scored in 3 games. However, the problem of defense is also exposed obviously, especially the rib area between the side center backs and the side wing backs has become the "hardest hit", the opponent scored 2 goals and also gave away 2 penalties, which are all in the rib position.
Shandong Taishan's defense has been excellent this season, with 5 shutouts in 8 matches, and the first round match didn't allow Guangzhou to get a goal, which is something that Guangzhou, who didn't do so well in their rib defense in the first 3 matches, needs to be on guard against. Shandong Taishan has been stable under Hao Wei's leadership this season, topping Guangzhou after 8 rounds and ranking first in the overall standings. Artemisia Junmin transferred to Wuhan, and international soccer player Jin Jingdao, who was injured in the previous battle with Cangzhou, will also be absent in this game, which will have a certain impact on Shandong Taishan's midfield, although Sun Zhunhao and Xu Xin are in good shape now, Hao Wei may only be able to let Wang Tong or Dailin make a guest appearance if he wants to make adjustments.
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