Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC vs Chengdu Rongcheng FC Prediction: The Hosts Could Turn Out To Be A Surprise Package!

In the 17th round of the Super League, Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC will host Chengdu Rongcheng FC at the Cangzhou Stadium.

Let's have a look at the latest Chinese Super League predictions between Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC vs Chengdu Rongcheng FC, team news, probable lineups, match facts, and betting odds for you to consider!

Note: Odds are subject to change at any time!

Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC

Form: DDWLW

Starting with the hosts, Cangzhou Mighty Lions showed great resolve in their recent match against favored Tianjin Teda to opt for a 1:1 draw at home to share the spoils.

Oscar Taty Maritu put his side ahead inside four minutes, only for his effort to be cancelled out by a Farley Rosa equalizer, and after that, it was a showdown of defensive solidarity between the two sides.

Having gone on a two-match losing streak across all competitions, which also resulted in their elimination in the third round of the Chinese FA Cup, losing 2:1 to Qingdao Youth Island FC, they have now turned over a new leaf, going unbeaten in three matches, picking up two draws and a win.

In the standings, they presently occupy tenth place with 18 points, two points ahead of Meizhou Hakka FC in eleventh place and three points behind a ninth-place finish.

Team News

Manager Junzhe Zhao has no fitness concerns to be worried about coming into this game owing to a completely healthy group.

He is likely to make no changes to his starting lineup, which was involved in a 1:1 draw against Tianjin Teda.

Jürgen Locadia is expected to oversee the attack in this one once again, with Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere and Oscar Taty Maritu providing support from the right and left flanks.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 3-4-2-1

P. Shao; Y. Yang, K. Zheng, Y. Liu; S. Piao, P. Wang, G. Zhukov, H. Zhao; O. Maritu, D. Owusu-Sekyere; J. Locadia

Chengdu Rongcheng FC

Form: WLLWD

As for the visitors, Chengdu Rongcheng managed to get back to winning ways as they put on a solid display in their match against Henan FC to eke out a 2:0 victory.

With the first half getting off to a slow start as neither side could find the opening goal, the second half saw Tim Chow break the impasse in the 51st minute to give his side a crucial lead, which was later doubled by Tang Xin in the 68th minute to confirm their triumph.

Before two consecutive losses against Beijing Guoan FC and Meizhou Hakka FC, which were later rectified with a comfortable win over Henan FC, Chengdu Rongcheng were one of the two sides yet to suffer defeat in their last fourteen matches, and despite their shortcomings, they still remain in fine form regardless.

In the standings, they presently occupy third place with 30 points, and with Shandong Taishan and Tianjin Teda putting pressure on them as they have maintained only two points over them, securing all three points will be on their vocabulary as they aim for what could be a possible second place finish.

Team News

Xiaofeng Cheng is expected to continue with his duties in goal as he stands in for Yan Zhang, who is on the second stage of a three-match ban after receiving a red card in a match against Meizhou Hakka on the 7th of July.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 3-4-3

X. Geng; Y.M. Yang, R. Windbichler, T. Liu; M. Tang, Z. Feng, T. Chow, T. Xin; Elkeson, Felipe, M. Palacios

Match Facts

• Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC have failed to win any of their last three meetings against Chengdu Rongcheng FC.
• Chengdu Rongcheng FC have suffered only one loss in their last seven away matches in the Super League.
• Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC averages 1 goal per game when playing at home, and Chengdu Rongcheng FC averages 1.57 goals per game when playing away.

Head-To-Head

The last meeting between these two sides was in the second round of the current CSL season, which witnessed Chengdu Rongcheng FC claim a 2:1 victory at home thanks to goals from Ai Kesen and Kim Min-woo.

There have been three meetings between these two sides, with Chengdu Rongcheng FC winning once and two ending in a draw.

Expert Betting Tips

Cangzhou Mighty Lions have earned two draws in succession and have only won one of their last four matches in the league, which has hampered their progression in the standings. Though their chances of securing all three points in this clash hang by a thread, they'll be content with another point, but it won't be a favorable result for them in the end.

Chengdu Rongcheng ended their two-match losing streak with a convincing win over Henan FC, and they'll be hoping to build on that to claim another three-pointer away from home against a side they had no trouble whatsoever defeating last time at home this season.

Chengdu Rongcheng are favorites with bookmakers to claim a comfortable win, but there's no writing off a Cangzhou Mighty Lions side that has avoided defeat in their last three matches, and things could go sideways here as the hosts may turn out to be a surprise package when all is said and done.

• Both Teams To Score - Yes for 1.90
• Total - Over 2.5 for 1.97
• Highest Scoring Half - 2nd for 2.03