Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC vs Tianjin Teda Prediction: Expecting The Tigers To Extend Their Unbeaten Run In The League

Tianjin Teda will make the trip to Cangzhou Stadium to lock horns with Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC in the 16th round of the Super League with hopes of extending their unbeaten run in the league to sixteen matches.

While Cangzhou Mighty Lions have performed well against Tianjin Teda at home, winning three of their last five games, they will want to fancy their chances of leaving with a resounding victory. However, that will be a difficult task given their inconsistent home league form this season.

Let's have a look at the latest Chinese Super League predictions between Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC vs Tianjin Teda, 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: DWLWL

After their 2:1 win over Zhejiang Professional FC at home, the Mighty Lions of Cangzhou failed to impress in last week's showdown against Qingdao Hainiu FC as they opted for a 1:1 draw on the road.

Song Wenjie's strike in the 61st minute only meant that they were trailing behind by a goal, and just when they thought matters were leveled in the 74th minute through Oscar Taty Maritu's equalizer, the goal was disallowed, but Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere had a response of his own late in the game to

With that draw, Zhao Junzhe's men have now avoided defeat in their last two matches. A sneak peek at their campaign as a whole this season has witnessed them manage four wins, five draws, and six losses in their 15 matches, with four of those losses coming at home.

With 17 points to their name and a tenth-place position in the standings, they are only four places above the relegation zone and two points ahead of Henan FC in eleventh place. A win here could see them leapfrog Zhejiang Professional FC into ninth place.

Team News

Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC manager Zhao Junzhe will be glad to know that he has no fitness concerns to be worried about coming into this game due to a healthy group.

Zhao Junzhe is probably going to stick with the 3-4-3 formation, which has been effective in recent weeks thanks primarily to the expertise of the trio of Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere, Jürgen Locadia, and Oscar Taty Maritu up front.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 3-4-3

P. Shao; L. Yang, K. Zheng, Y. Yang; S. Piao, C.Y. Lin, G. Zhukov, Q. Sun; D. Owusu-Sekyere, J. Locadia, O. Maritu

Tianjin Teda

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Tianjin Teda, on the other hand, were a bit unfortunate in their recent match against Nantong Zhiyun FC, where despite being the superior side, they were only limited to a point apiece after playing out a 1:1 draw.

Yang Fan thought that he had put his side ahead inside the opening ten minutes, but his effort was ruled out for offside, making it the only real chance created in the first half. Things took an abrupt turn in the second half as they conceded a goal in the 50th minute to be behind, but dropping three points wasn't on Xie Weijiun's bucket list as he equalized in the dying embers of the game.

With that draw, the Tigers have now extended their unbeaten run in the Super League to 15 matches, picking up six wins and nine draws, with three of those wins coming in seven of their away matches this season.

With 27 points to their name and a fourth-place position in the standings, they are only a point away from leapfrogging Chengdu Rongcheng FC in third place, and there's no doubt they'll be aiming for more than just a point but all three points here.

Team News

Yu Genwei will be glad to know he has no fitness concerns coming into this game owing to a completely healthy group.

It's highly likely that he will opt for consistency as he names an unchanged lineup that was involved in a 1:1 draw against Nantong Zhiyun FC last time out.

Probable Starting XI

Formation: 4-5-1

J. Xu; T. Ming, F. Yang, D. Andújar, Y. Su; H. Gao, Q. Wang, H. Guo, F. Mérida, D. Ba; R. Béric

Match Facts

• Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC have lost one of their last five home matches in this fixture.
• Tianjin Teda are unbeaten in seven of their away matches in the Super League.
• Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC averages 1 goal per game when playing at home, and Tianjin Teda averages 1.14 goals per game when playing away.

Head-To-Head

The last meeting between these two sides was in the first round of the current CSL season, where both sides were content with a point after playing out a 1:1 draw at the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.

In the last 12 meetings, Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC have won 3 times, Tianjin Teda have won 5 times, and there have been 4 draws, with the goal difference being 19-14 in favor of Tianjin Teda.

Expert Betting Tips

Tianjin Teda have been riding an endless wave of momentum since the start of the season, as they are the only side in the league yet to suffer a loss, which is quite an outstanding performance that has exceeded expectations to the fullest extent, and this goes to show they are not one to wilt under pressure.

The struggle has been real for Cangzhou Mighty Lions, who have only won two of their eight home matches in the league, and with Tianjin Teda winning four of their last seven meetings in this fixture, there's no doubt that the visitors are worthy of all three points. A win or draw combined with a total under 3.5 goals in favor of the visitors should be enough to surface here.

• 2X & TU 3.5 for 1.78
• Both Teams To Score - Yes for 1.80
• Corners - Over 9 for 2.10