At 7:30 p.m. on September 6, the match between Beijing Guoan and Zhejiang in the 16th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League was held at the Rizhao International Football Center Stadium.
[National Security Storm]
After the first 15 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Guoan accumulated 22 points with 6 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses, temporarily ranking 9th in the table. In terms of recent results, 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 4 points behind Zhejiang and 8 points away from 3rd place Songshan Longmen. Guoan's form has fluctuated a lot this season, winning only 2 games and losing 4 in the last 7 rounds. In this game, Stanley will lead Guoan's first team to have his coaching debut. With a win, Guoan will equalize its points with the harbor in front of it.
At the pre-match press conference, Stanley revealed, "I arrived in Beijing last Sunday and started training with the team on Monday. We've had a number of meetings over the past week and communicated with many of the players. I can't make too many changes to the team in a short period of time, but it's important that the whole team is united and that will help us. I have given a lot of information to the players during the week and hopefully they will absorb it and try to play well in tomorrow's game."
[Zhejiang Division]
In the first 15 rounds of the Super League, Zhejiang ranked 6th with 26 points from 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the last 7 rounds, Zhejiang won 5 wins and 2 draws, with 3-0 victories in the last 2 rounds. If they win this round, Zhejiang will move up to 4th place in the table, only 1 point behind the AFC Champions League.
In the pre-match press conference, Coach Jodi said, "Tomorrow's opponent is a team with a long and strong history and they have a similar style of play to ours. We know all the advantages and disadvantages of this style of play and will strengthen our strengths and try not to expose our weaknesses. As we have said before, we will give our best 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."
[History of Encounters]
Guoan and Zhejiang in the Chinese Super League, AFC Cup 23 times, Guoan with 11 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses dominant. Among them, 20 times in the Super League, Guoan 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses; AFC Cup in the last 8 Zhejiang 6 wins and 2 draws, the last 4 wins. Chinese Super League in the last 7 battles Zhejiang 5 wins and 2 draws, the last 3 games all win.
[Projected debut]
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
