At 19:30 on the evening of August 16, the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, and the 13th round of the tournament kicked off with a battle between Shanghai Harbour and Shenzhen at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium.
Shanghai Harbor team battle analysis:
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Seaport has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, with 17 points, and is ranked 9th. despite a 0-1 defeat against Sanzhen in the first stage of the tournament finale, their recent form has not been ideal, with 1 draw and 1 loss in the last two rounds of matches. It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhurun left the team because he was selected for the U21 National Youth Football League, and the harbor team can enjoy the U23 reduction policy. Facing a 17-point gap with the table-topping Sanzhen, Seaport must win this round to keep the hope of impacting the AFC Champions League or even competing for the title.
In the pre-match conference, Coach Leko said that the team's current priority is to fully prepare for the game, and strive to show the best training state. He believes that the opponent's coaching level is high, the player's individual ability is outstanding, Shenzhen team in the offensive and defensive ends are outstanding, the team needs to be in the physical, mental and technical and tactical to do the best.
Shenzhen team battle analysis:
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shenzhen had a record of 5 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses, and were ranked 10th with 16 points.In the last two rounds of the first stage of the tournament system, Shenzhen won consecutively 2-1 against the Lions and Guanan, but then went down 0-2 against Zhejiang in the first round of the second stage of the home and away games. Although Tian Ziyi and Chen Xiangyu were selected for the U21 National Youth League, they were not eligible for U23 reduction. However, the return of U23 players such as Dai Weijun, Xu Haofeng, Ye Lijiang and Xu Yue has eased the team's manpower shortage. In the last round of matches against Zhejiang, Shenzhen's 23-man roster reported only 19 players.
In the pre-match conference, Coach Lee Jang-soo said that the team had some injuries in the Meizhou tournament, but the injury situation has improved, and the national team members are returning one after another, and the team lineup is gradually improving.
Historical Crossfire Review:
Seaports (including Terriers and SIPG) and Shenzhen (including Red Diamond and Jiazhuangye) have met 6 times in the Chinese Super League and Chinese League A, with Seaports winning 5 and drawing 1. Among them, Harbour Team won all 4 meetings in the Chinese Super League.
Projected starting lineup:
Shanghai Harbour: 1 Yan Junling; 4 Stanley Wang, 13 Wei Zhen, 5 Zhang Linpeng; 11 Lu Wenjun, 25 Baitijiang, 16 Xu Xin, 15 Li Shenyuan; 9 Paulinho; 34 Kalon, 10 Ndiaye
Shenzhen: 24 Dong Chunyu; 25 Mi Haolun, 6 Pei Shuai, 26 Yuan Mincheng, 2 Ye Lijiang (U23); 21 Jiang Zhipeng, 8 Dai Weijun, 28 Li Yuanyi, 16 Zheng Dalun; 7 Achimpen, 29 Gao Lin
