Yunnan Yukun FC vs Shenzhen Peng City FC Prediction: The Home Team Is Worthy Of Three Points

Yunnan Yukun FC vs Shenzhen Peng City FC: Prediction for the Match on July 26, 2025

Yunnan Yukun FC will welcome Shenzhen Peng City FC to the Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium in the 18th round of the Chinese Super League. Yunnan are in tenth place in the league standings, while Shenzhen are in 12th place. Who's going to come out on top? Let us check out the match preview, team news, and betting odds to place your bets!

Yunnan Yukun FC: Form and Statistics

Form: LLWDW

Yunnan Yukun FC needed a bit of distraction from league action, and Tuesday's Chinese FA Cup quarter-final tie against Guangdong GZ-Power was definitely what the doctor had ordered.

In that match, Jing Luo opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Oscar Maritu proceeded to score twice, guiding the team to a comfortable 3-0 home victory. 

Before this morale-boosting result, Yukun squandered a one-goal lead against Zhejiang Profesional FC in the league, resulting in a disappointing 3-1 away defeat. This extended their losing run to two games.

Yunnan Yukun FC: Team News

Yunnan Yukun FC will be glad to know that Zilong Han is back from suspension for reaching the yellow card threshold. Han replaces John Saeter on the right-hand side of midfield. 

Teng Yi (injury) and Wang-Kit Tsui (knee injury) are the only two names in the injury room right now. 

🔖 Probable Starting XI (4-4-2): Ma; Mawlanniyaz, Zhao, Burca, Li; Ye, Ionita II, Nene, Han; Taty Maritu, Alves de Almeida. 

⛔️ Out: Teng Yi (injury), Wang-Kit Tsui (knee injury).

👤 Head coach: Jørn Andersen.

Shenzhen Peng City FC: Form and Statistics

Form: WLLLW

Shenzhen Peng City FC heads into this match with a fresh pair of legs as they had no domestic cup duties in midweek. Their journey in the Chinese FA Cup came to an end on May 21, losing 5-4 on penalties against Guangdong GZ-Power in the third round.

Last time out in the league, Peng City had no trouble seeing off the threat of relegation-threatened Qingdao Hainiu. It was nothing but a dominant display as they cruised to a commanding 4-0 home triumph. Wesley was the standout player with a hat-trick to his name.

It is worth mentioning that the result ended a three-match losing streak in the league. During this period, they conceded nine goals indicating signs of improvement in the defensive department. 

Shenzhen Peng City FC: Team News

Shenzhen Peng City FC continues to be without midfielder Yujie Zhang, who suffered a knee injury last time out against Wuhan Three Towns on June 18. 

The 5-4-1 setup has been head coach Pep Munoz's go-to formation in the past two league games. We can expect another setup this Saturday with Wesley leading the attack. 

🔖 Probable Starting XI (5-4-1): Ji; Jiang, Hu, Dugalic, Yang, W. Zhang; Li, Kartsev, X. Zhang, Garcia; Wesley.

⛔️ Out: Yujie Zhang (knee injury).

👤 Head coach: Pep Munoz.

Yunnan Yukun FC vs Shenzhen Peng City FC: Head-To-Head Statistics

This is the second meeting between these two sides in the Chinese Super League. In the first meeting, Yunnan Yukun secured a 4-3 away victory. 

Yunnan Yukun FC vs Shenzhen Peng City FC: Betting Tips & Odds

• Yunnan Yukun FC's Oscar Maritu has scored four goals in his last five matches across all competitions. You can bet on Oscar Maritu to be on target for 2.05 at Bet365.
• Shenzhen Peng City have failed to score in five of their last eight away league games. You can bet on under 0.5 Shenzhen Peng City goals for 2.65 at 1xbet.
• Yunnan Yukun FC have seen the second half produce more goals in each of their last three league games. You can bet on the second half being the highest scoring for 2.08 at Betway.

Yunnan Yukun FC vs Shenzhen Peng City FC match prediction 26 July 2025

Yunnan Yukun FC are the best-performing team if you compare them with Shenzhen Peng City. Their victory here shouldn't be doubted, especially at home, where they've won three consecutive matches. 

I'm not expecting much from Shenzhen Peng City in this one other than a convincing defeat. Their performance away from home has undeniably left much to be desired. They are currently on a two-match losing streak and are winless in their last six games (D1, L5).

That said, I'm confidently backing Yunnan Yukun to walk away with all three points in front of their home crowd.

Our match prediction: W1 for a coefficient of 1.77 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: Goals - Over 2.5 for a coefficient of 1.70 in the Bet365 bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: To Score In Both Halves - Yunnan Yukun FC for a coefficient of 2.46 in the Betway bookmaker.