At 20:00 Beijing time on August 15, the 13th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) was hotly contested at the Mission Hills Soccer Practice Base Stadium in Haikou. The match between Hebei and Shandong Taishan undoubtedly brought a visual feast to the fans.
[Review of exchange]
The two sides have met 12 times in past Chinese Super League encounters, with Shandong Taishan showing absolute dominance with 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in a distant second.
[Hebei Team News]
In the last round of matches against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Hebei changed their previous sluggish offense and scored 3 goals in a single match, achieving their best performance of the season. Young player Zhang Wei continues to score goals and currently leads the domestic players' scorer list with 6 goals. It is worth mentioning that Hebei also emerged as the second player to score goals, Muxuchen and Zhao Ziye broke through the goal, so that Hebei is no longer only rely on Zhang Wei alone. The 18-year-old Zhao Ziye scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League.
Despite some improvement on the offensive end, Hebei's defense is still weak, and the overall performance is difficult to resist Shandong Taishan's offense. After all, Hebei is currently playing an all Chinese team with many young players and has a record of only 1 win and 11 losses. Except for a 2-1 win over Wuhan Changjiang in Round 7, Hebei lost all their other matches.
[Shandong Taishan team situation]
Shandong Taishan easily beat Cangzhou Lions with a score of 2-0 in the last round and won 6 consecutive victories. After the cold loss to Zhejiang, Shandong Taishan quickly adjusted their condition and showed strong strength again. Brazilian foreign aid Cressan scored consecutively during the 6 consecutive wins and contributed 2 assists, becoming the most stable scoring point of the team. It is worth mentioning that Fellaini and Jin Jingdao came on as substitutes in the last round of matches, while Sun Junhao, who was injured before, also returned, so Shandong Taishan is gradually ushering in the strongest lineup.
Shandong Taishan is seen as the only team that can hope to stop Wuhan Sanzhen at the moment. In order to continue their winning streak, they need to continue to put pressure on Wuhan Sanzhen. Currently, the foreigners are in good shape, but Guo Tianyu, who returned during the break, has been average, and manager Hao Wei has said that the team urgently needs Guo Tianyu to return to last year's form.
Shandong Taishan: 14-Wang Dalei, 5-Zheng Zheng, 6-Wang Tong, 27-Shi Ke, 39-Song Long, 8-Liao Lisheng, 10-Moises, 21-Liu Binbin, 37-Ji Xiang, 9-Kressan, 36-Duan Liuyu
Hebei: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 32-Ding Haifeng, 4-Pan Ximing, 6-Zhang Junzhe, 16-Liu Gang, 11-Youth Xuchen, 17-Song Xintao (U23), 42-Gao Yunan (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 8-Yao Daogang, 38-Zhang Wei (U23)
