Anticipation builds as Shanghai Port prepare to host Dalian Zhixing at SAIC Motor Pudong Arena on 2025-06-26 (kick-off 12:35 GMT), in week 17 of the 2025 CSL.
With the data available to us, K. Muscat and Li Guoxu have not met as managers before.
In the table Shanghai Port are 4th (24 pts) and Dalian Zhixing sit 10th with 14 pts.
Shanghai Port and Dalian Zhixing will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Our forecast has Shanghai Port in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Dalian Zhixing set to counter in 4-4-2.
In their last outing, Shanghai Port's highest-rated performer was Mateus Vital (7.7), while Dalian Zhixing's standout was C. Malele (7.6).
Shanghai Port suffered a 2-3 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua, while Dalian Zhixing managed a 1-1 draw versus Beijing Guoan.
Shanghai Port (2-2-1) and Dalian Zhixing (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
With the data available to us, there is no record of a previous encounter between Shanghai Port and Dalian Zhixing.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Shanghai Port, bolstered by their 4-2-2 home record and an average of 1.75 goals per game.
Shanghai Port is going head to head with Dalian Yingbo on 26/6/2025 11:35 GMT at SAIC Motor Pudong Arena for the China CSL. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shanghai Port v Dalian Yingbo H2H statistics!