Recently, Qingdao West Coast has been winning back-to-back home matches with high morale. However, they face a tough test on their trip to the Northeast. If they win, they will take the lead; if they lose, they will lose the top spot or even fall out of the super zone.
Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang and Qingdao West Coast, both with 36 points, are only two points ahead of the relegation zone when they face Shanghai Jiading Huilong on the road. Both teams are eager to get all three points. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang, as the favorite for the Super League, beat Shanghai Jiading Huilong 3-0 in the first round and is full of confidence, looking forward to beating the opponent again.
Shanghai Jiading Huilong is unbeaten for six consecutive rounds, and this matchup will be the finale of their last four consecutive home games, and they are eager to continue their unbeaten streak. It is worth mentioning that Shanghai Jiading Huilong's coach Yang Lin has been in charge of Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rong twice, so he may have some feelings when facing his former boss.
Another team with 36 points, Sichuan Jiuniu, will challenge Huludao promotion horse Dandong Tengyue on the road in this round. In the first round, Sichuan Jiuiu lost 2-3 to Dandong Tengyue in their home debut and were not happy about it. Now, after some adjustments, they are back to face their rivals with the sole goal of getting all three points.
Undefeated in the last three rounds, Dandong Tenguyue dropped to the 12th place, only five points ahead of the relegation zone. As a result, they will also go all out for three points when they play at home.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu is in fourth place with 35 points and will face former giants Guangzhou on the road under the leadership of head coach Zhou Lin. It is worth noting that Guangzhou is the last stop of Zhou Lin's playing career. Although he did not get too many chances to play, he was his old employer after all. Returning to Yuexiu Mountain and leading the team to fight against his old employer must have mixed feelings for him. However, in the professional field, he can only lead the team to fight for three points in order to go beyond.
Guangzhou beat Suzhou Dongwu 2-1 in the last round to ease the relegation pressure, but they are not yet completely safe. This time, they will need to continue to work hard for three points against the rampant Shijiazhuang Kung Fu.
Nanjing City is ranked fifth with 32 points and will start the Jiangsu derby with Suzhou Dongwu. Suzhou Dongwu has 23 points and is ranked eighth. In terms of paper strength, Nanjing City, who have strong foreign players such as Messi and Traore, and have just brought in strong players such as Wu Xinghan and Ducheng, have a clear advantage. However, their 0-0 draw with Shanghai Jiading Huilong in the last round shows that they are not yet stable. This also gave Suzhou Dongwu a chance to score. In the first round, the two teams drew 1-1.
Jinan Xingzhou is ranked sixth with 29 points and will host the relegation team Liaoning Shenyang City. Jinan Xingzhou's strength has been greatly improved with the introduction of reinforcements such as Karanga and Qi Tianyu. The fact that Shijiazhuang Kung Fu can end their 7-game winning streak with 1-0 is the best proof of their strength. However, in the last round, they lost a 2-0 lead to Heilongjiang Bingcheng, who recovered two goals and eventually lost the tie. Back at home, they will go all out for three points.
Shenyang, Liaoning Province is physically and mentally exhausted after losing 0-4 to Dongguan Guanlian on the road in the last round. They are still facing difficulties this time when they turn to Jinan. However, they are only 4 points ahead of the relegation zone and can only try their best to get the best result.
In other matches, bottom-ranked Wuxi Wuhou will face promotion rival Yanbian Longding on the road. Given Yanbian Longding's brilliant home record and undefeated record so far, it will be extremely difficult for Wuxi Wu Hook to get a win in this round.
After three consecutive away games, Jiangxi Lushan returns home to face promotion rival Dongguan United. Jiangxi Lushan will do their best to get out of the relegation zone.
Dongguan Guanlian, with their "foreign and local" scorers such as Onuebou and Ruan Jun, have been in good form recently. In the last round, they beat Liaoning Shenyang by 4 goals. This time, they will not want to go home empty-handed.
