At 19:30, Meizhou Hakka will face Wuhan Changjiang in the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League. With a nightmare of consecutive defeats, the team desperately needs to break through in terms of scoring efficiency, with the intention of staging a comeback against an opponent that has lost eight consecutive matches.
Since mid-September, Meizhou has collected only one win and one draw in six rounds of league matches, with the remaining four matches going to the bottom of the table. The only win was a 3-1 victory over city rivals Guangzhou, which saw the Meizhou team drop from fourth to ninth in the standings. With Wuhan Changjiang on the road, Meizhou will be looking to wrap up a run of four consecutive matches. After the low temperatures in Dalian and Changchun, the team has already adapted to the weather conditions in Wuhan.
Top scorer Vukanovic, who was injured in the last round, is expected to return from injury. His one injury and one stop in the first two rounds proved once again that the Serbian winger is an indispensable arrow on the offensive end of the Meizhou team. With the foreigners gradually adapting to the atmosphere of the Chinese Super League away games, Meizhou is fully capable of breaking the losing streak curse.
Wuhan Changjiang, one of the clubs in the CSL currently in dire straits. Players had publicly voiced their demand for salary on social media. This season, the team was first in high spirits and then in financial trouble. Long-term salary arrears have plunged the team into crisis, and there are even rumors that the club may be disbanded at the end of the year. After being defeated by Dalian People in the last round, Wuhan Changjiang has lost eight consecutive games and is only two points ahead of the relegation zone, a precarious situation. The players have no hope for the future of the club, which is more fatal than the lack of technical and tactical confidence.
The departure of Bruno, a Brazilian foreign aid and the team's main midfielder, is seen as a turning point in Wuhan Changjiang's declining performance. This season, he played 14 matches for the team and achieved a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. After leaving the team, the team lost seven consecutive games. Bruno has reportedly returned to Wuhan and ended his isolation. If he can return in time, it will certainly be good news for Wuhan to end their eight-game losing streak.
