Shenzhen FC vs Beijing Guoan FC Prediction: The Imperial Guards Still Have A Duty To Fulfill

It's a climactic showdown in the heart of Shenzhen as the 2022–23 China Super League season draws its final breath, with Shenzhen FC facing off against Beijing Guoan.

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It's the end of the road for Shenzhen's five-year stint in the top-flight league, as relegation to the second tier was already confirmed with two games left to spare. The Youth Army continued their horror form with a 1-0 defeat against Wuhan Three Towns away from home.

This was their eleventh consecutive loss in the league and their nineteenth winless run since a 3-2 win over Meizhou Hakka on May 28th. Playing at home has seen them on a seven-match losing streak, and this is a side that was once on a two-match winning streak against Meizhou Hakka (3-2) and Dalian Pro (2-1). With motivation levels at a low, there's no doubt they are in for another unfavorable outcome on the final day of the Super League.

With 12 points collected from 29 matches played, Shenzhen find themselves anchored to the bottom of the table in 16th place within the relegation zone.

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Beijing Guoan came into this match after being outplayed by ten-man Chengdu Rongcheng at home, recording a narrow

3-2 defeat. Though it didn't come as a surprise given that this is the same side that gave the top two sides in the league a run for their money.

While this defeat put an end to their three-match unbeaten run in the league while hampering their chances of a third consecutive win, the Imperial Guards will be seeking to conclude the season on a high with a commanding win over an already relegated side away from home, where they are currently on a five-match unbeaten run with three wins and two draws.

With 48 points collected from 29 matches played, Beijing Guoan sits sixth in the Chinese Super League standings, level on points with seventh-placed Wuhan Three Towns and three points behind a fifth-place finish.

• Shenzhen FC have won two of their fourteen home matches in the Super League.
• Beijing Guoan FC are currently on a five-match unbeaten run when playing away in the Super League.
• Shenzhen FC averages 0.86 goals per game when playing at home, and Beijing Guoan F. averages 1.36 goals per game when playing away.

In the last 14 meetings, Shenzhen FC have won 2 times, Beijing Guoan FC have won 8 times, and there have been 4 draws, with the goal difference being 33-13 in favor of Beijing Guoan FC.

Shenzhen have absolutely nothing to play for at this stage as their time in the top-flight league has already come to a heartbreaking end, and ending the season on a positive note by picking up a win won't do them any favors by stopping the trip to the lower echelons of the league, and nothing new can be expected from them in this one other than a convincing defeat.

As such, we expect the total to go over 2.5 goals combined with both teams not scoring, given that the home side has failed to score in four consecutive matches in the league while conceding eleven goals in the process.

• Total/Both Teams To Score - Over 2.5 & No for 2.05
• Total 2 - Over 3.5 for 2
• Total - Over 3.5 for 1.65