Round 15
Meizhou Hakka vs Dalian Pro
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, China.
28.08.22 at 14:30
Dalian Pro will travel to Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre for their 15th matchday against Meizhou Hakka, who have recently lost to Wuhan Three Towns.
With both teams attempting to maintain their positions in the Super League standings, the hosts are expected to edge a victory against Dalian Pro.
Meizhou Hakka
Form: LWWWL
They came very close to defeating Wuhan Three Towns after Vukanović's early goal in the 10th minute put them in the lead, but things didn't work out for them as they walked away with no points at the Wuhua Olympic Sports Center Huitang Stadium .
Top table leaders abruptly brought them back to reality when they suffered an early defeat in the first half after Wuhan Three Towns managed to make it 2-1 before the break.
In the second half, there were hardly any goals scored as they put up a strong defense in the hopes of finding a game-changing equalizer, but they were unable to do so as Wuhan Three Towns put up a more formidable defense of their own.
They have won three straight games, moving them up to fifth place in the league standings with 23 points, two points ahead of Shanghai SIPG, who finished second the previous season.
Dalian Pro
Form: DWDLL
They have had a rocky start to the season, which has been well-documented, and are currently sitting in 14th place in the league standings, though their form hasn't exactly been stellar they've been gradually picking themselves up.
Overshadowed by the relegation zone, which they can't seem to fully escape from because they are only three points ahead of the relegation zone, they have a handful of tasks ahead of them to record positive results as they can't afford to drop points at such a crucial moment.
Their previous 2-0 win over Cangzhou Mighty Lions gave them a slight advantage, as they couldn't get anything out of Guangzhou Evergrande in their most recent match after being held to a draw.
With five crucial matches played so far they've collected five points but not enough to shadow their pace of inconsistent form. And going into this match hopefully they'll get to record a victory that'll extend the point gap to a further four points against Cangzhou Mighty Lions.
Match Facts
- Meizhou Hakka scores 1.25 goals on average against Dalian Pro, while Dalian Pro scores 1.75 goals against Meizhou Hakka.
- In each of their last five matches, Meizhou Hakka has found the back of the net.
- In the last six away games, Dalian Pro has scored in only three of them.
Head-To-Head
This will be their first Super League meeting.
Expert Betting Tips
Although Meizhou Hakka are not known for their prolific goal scoring, they do possess the finishing ability to put the ball in the back of the net, and we anticipate that they will easily win this one.
Given their previous streak of three games in a row with victories, they will undoubtedly want to extend that run against a team that has struggled to stay consistent in most of their games.
While Dalian Pro has been lauded for their tenacity, which has kept them out of the relegation zone after they once survived last season's relegation play-offs, they've been performing significantly better and it's safe to say they'll avoid relegation if they were to exercise caution in their matches.
- Match Result - Meizhou Hakka for 1.80
- 1X & TU 3.5 for 1.66
- Goals - Under 2.5 for 1.89