As the 18th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League kicked off at 19:30 GMT on September 14, Beijing Guoan welcomed Hebei, the lowest-ranked team in the league, to the Rizhao International Football Center. Under the leadership of Coach Stanley, Guoan is looking for their first breakthrough win, while Hebei, despite playing with a full Chinese squad, may face a tough challenge due to fatigue after a long journey.
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After 17 rounds of the league, with 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the team has accumulated 23 points and is currently ranked 9th in the league. in the last round of the tournament, due to the epidemic, the match between Guoan and Dalian was postponed, and the 16th round of the tournament with Zhejiang, Guoan drew 2-2, with a double by top scorer Zhang Yuning, who has scored 10 goals this season, equaling his career best. This will be Stanley's second official game in charge of Guoan, and although the first game was a little flat, Guoan will go all out to seize the opportunity to grab points against the weaker Hebei team.
In the pre-match press conference, Stanley said that the team is well prepared and the players have performed well in training, and they are fully prepared for this showdown. The high pressure tactic pursued by Guoan is in the team's DNA, and in order to realize this tactic, the team has made key deployments this week to strengthen both the whole and the cooperation between the lines.
Hebei
After 17 rounds of league play, the team is at the bottom of the league with only 1 win and 15 losses, and suffered a 9-game losing streak with a 0-6 loss against Meizhou Hakka in the last round, losing 15 out of 16 games, a team record. The team's performance on the defensive end has been poor, conceding 27 goals in the last five league games, while the offensive end has scored only single-digit goals in 16 games.
Hebei head coach Jin Jongfu said in the pre-match conference that the team feels very sorry due to the absence of the main players, and the team is very tired on the road from Meizhou to Rizhao, but they will try their best to give the fans a wonderful game. Player representative Zhao Ziye also said that although the team is now in the doldrums, but the coaching team is actively adjusting, and hope that tomorrow's game can bring everyone a surprise.
The head-to-head record of the two teams shows that in the last 10 meetings, Beijing Guoan has 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses to gain the upper hand.
Starting Lineup Prediction:
Beijing Guoan (4231):
14-Zou Dehai; 19-Liu Huan, 22-Yu Dabao, 5-Memishevich, 27-Wang Gang; 6-Chi Zhongguo, 15-Gao Tianyi; 17-Kang Xiangyou, 10-Zhang Xizhe, 30-Daburo; 9-Zhang Yuning;
Rivera (4231):
30 - Bao Yaxiong; 21 - Cui Lin, 4 - Pan Ximing, 6 - Zhang Junzhe, 24 - Zhang Yu (U23); 8 - Yao Daogang, 42 - Gao Yu Nan; 7 - Xu Tianyuan, 20 - Gao Huaze, 25 - Liao Wei (U23); 45 - Zhao Ziye;
