Henan Songshan Longmen vs Guangzhou City

Chinese Super League title hopefuls Henan Songshan Longmen play host to hottest relegation candidates Guangzhou City at the Wuyuan River Stadium.

Henan’s patchy form has seen them alternate between winning (3) and not winning (D1, L1) across their last five Chinese Super League outings. Yet, they are still five points adrift of table-topping Wuhan Three Towns and have every reason to hope for their first-ever top-flight title. Adding to this sentiment, since an goal-friendly 2-2 draw with Dalian Pro in their inaugural home match this season, they have won both subsequent games by an aggregate score of 7-2, netting 3+ goals on each occasion. Guangzhou’s visit will likely help Henan’s bid to maintain their eye-catching home form as they’ve won nine of their last 12 top-flight H2Hs as hosts (D3).

On the other hand, basement boys Guangzhou City head into proceedings as the only side in the Chinese Super League yet to pick up a single point this season (L8). Equally disappointing on both ends of the pitch, they have conceded a league-high 22 goals and netted just four, less than any other team. Guangzhou’s underwhelming first-half showings have seen them let in the division-high 14 goals before halftime and score just one in return. Furthermore, the ‘Blue Lions’ have lost all three away league games by a 2+ goal margin, suggesting Henan could have a walk in the park here.