In a marquee match of the 18th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League, Dalian People and Shanghai Shenhua battled it out at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Puwan Stadium in Dalian.
[Dalian Man team dynamics]
After the first 18 rounds of fierce battles, Dalian Ren accumulated 19 points with a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, ranking 12th in the table. Recently, Dalian Ren played three consecutive home games and achieved 2 wins and 1 draw, with 3 wins and 2 draws at home this season. However, in the last round of the match against Guoan, Bosanjic unfortunately suffered an injury and will miss the next match. Zhu Ting suffered an eye injury, but it is not a big problem, and Lin Liangming has returned to first-team training. It is worth mentioning that Xie Hui, Chang Lin and Wu Weichao of the Dalian people's coaching staff have all played for Shenhua in their playing days, while Fei Yu and Shang Yin were also part of Shenhua's team.
In the pre-match press conference, Xie Hui said, "Facing Shanghai Shenhua, our opponent is ranked high and in good form. Our coaching team has led the team to show great tactical quality this year, whether it's in the ball-less, ball-on-ball situation or conversion. This is an interesting game for us and I hope we can get a good result."
Shanghai Shenhua Team News
Shenhua won 9 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in the first 18 rounds of matches, accumulating 33 points and ranking 3rd in the table. Recently, Shenhua won 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 consecutive rounds. Their away record this season is 1 win and 1 draw. There are 9 Dalian players in Shenhua's team, general manager Zhou Jun, assistant coach Tang Tian and players such as Eddie, Wen Jiabao, Xue Qinghao and Yang Zexiang played for Dalian at different times. It is worth mentioning that Shenhua's home field this season is located in Jinzhou Stadium, which makes this game an alternative "Dalian Derby". In the last round of the match with Hakka, captain Cao Yunding suffered a thigh muscle strain, which will take at least 3-5 weeks to recover.
At the pre-match press conference, Wu Jingui said, "We have been actively preparing for the match recently and have watched our opponents' matches. We noticed that our opponents have been in good form recently and have improved a lot this year, so we must pay great attention to it. For tomorrow's match, we will give our best and play at our level."
[Historical encounter]
Dalian People (including Albion and Fang Fang) and Shenhua met 15 times in the Chinese Super League and AFC Cup, Dalian People 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. The two teams met 14 times in the Chinese Super League, Dalian people 3 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. The two sides in the Chinese Super League the last five meetings, Dalian people 2 draw 3 losses, last season Dalian people by Shenhua double kill.
[Projected debut]
Dalian: 30-Wu Nano; 11-Sun Guowen, 22-Dong Yanfeng, 44-Laurez, 38-Lv Zhuo Yi (U23); 10-Tsonev, 31-Lv Peng, 28-Fei Yu; 17-Mamba, 39-Yan Xiangguan, 23-Shang Yin
Shanghai Shenhua: 19-Zeng Cheng; 23-Pa Jiajun, 22-Jin Yangyang, 4-Jiang Shenglong (U23), 8-Zhang Lu; 7-Qian Jie Zi; 20-Yu Hanchao, 33-Wang Haijian (U23), 12-Wu Xi, 17-Basogo; 9-Yang Xu
