At 7:30 p.m. on September 6, the much-anticipated 16th round of the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, the match between Beijing Guoan and Zhejiang was hotly contested at the Rizhao International Football Center Stadium.
[Focus on National Security]
After the first 15 rounds of fierce battles, Guoan team with 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, 22 points in the 9th place of the table. Recently, Guoan won 4-1 against Changjiang on the road and 1-0 against Guangzhou City at home, but lost 0-2 against Shenhua at home in the last round. Currently, Guoan is four points adrift of Zhejiang and eight points adrift of third-ranked Songshan Longmen. This season, Guoan's form has been up and down, with only 2 wins and 4 losses in the last 7 rounds. In this game, Coach Stanley will be in charge of Guoan's first team coaching for the first time. If they can win this round of matches, Guoan will be equal to the points of Harbour in front of them.
In the pre-match press conference, Coach Stanley revealed, "I arrived in Beijing a week ago Sunday and have been leading the team in training since last Monday. We had a lot of meetings over the past week and communicated with many players. I can't make too many changes to the team in a short period of time, but the most important thing is that the whole team is united, which will help us do our job. I have communicated a lot of information to the players over the course of the week and hopefully they will be able to absorb and digest it and look forward to us playing a great game tomorrow."
[Zhejiang Team Moves]
In the first 15 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Zhejiang ranked 6th in the table with 26 points with 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the last 7 rounds of matches, Zhejiang won 5 and drew 2, among which the last 2 rounds of matches were both won with 3-0 scores. If they can win this round, Zhejiang will move up to the 4th place in the table, only 1 point behind the sub-championship.
In the pre-match press conference, Zhejiang coach Jordy said: "Tomorrow's opponent is a long-established and powerful team with outstanding players, and our playing style is similar to theirs. We know the strengths and weaknesses of this style of play very well and will strengthen our strengths and try to avoid exposing our weaknesses. As we said before, we have to go all out for three points in every game. The arrival of a new coach will breathe new life into the team and we will be fully committed to tomorrow's game."
[Review of exchange]
Guoan and Zhejiang have met 23 times in the history of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Football Association Cup (F.A.C. Cup), with Guoan holding the advantage with 11 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In 20 meetings in the Chinese Super League, Guoan has a slight advantage with 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the last 8 encounters, Guoan has won 6, drawn 2, and won the last 4 encounters. In the last 7 Chinese Super League matches, Guoan won 5 and drew 2, winning the last 3 matches as well.
[Starting lineup prediction]
Beijing Guoan: 14-Zou Dehai; 34-Nai Bijiang (U23), 26-Bo Yang, 5-Memishevich, 27-Wang Gang; 6-Chi Zhongguo, 15-Gao Tianyi; 17-Jiang Xiangyou, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 30-Daburo; 9-Zhang Yuning
Zhejiang: 1-Gu Chao; 28-Yue Xin, 36-Lucas, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 19-Dong Yu; 29-Zhang Jiaqi; 9-Gaodi, 11-Frank, 6-Yao Junsheng, 7-Evolo; 30-Mu Xiekui
