Albert
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11h
My Prediction
Shanghai Port by 2Ah, the sweet smack of cleats on a soccer ball, nothing quite like it. We're in for a treat folks. This matchup is going to be as tense as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. It's the mighty Shanghai Port all set to go head-to-head with the relentless Changchun Yatai.
Let's rummage through the stat garbage bin, shall we? It seems Junling Yan is manning the gates for Shanghai while Yake Wu keeps guard for Changchun, Yan pulling a 6.90 rating with 2 saves, while Wu is looking a touch sharper with 7.20 and 5 saves.
Oh, but let's look at the stars that shine in front of these goalkeepers, shall we? Shanghai's got Gustavo gracing the field looking rather sharp with a 9.80 rating, 2 goals and, hold on let me clean my glasses, ... 3 shots on goal! They're also snazzing it up with Matheus Jussa and Xin Xu on their side, the latter sporting a pass accuracy, I swear I'm not making this up, of 92.3%.
And in the Yatai corner, we have Piao Taoyu, Long Tan, and Lazar Rosić. It looks like their golden goal-getter from last season, Tan, is back for more action. So hey, there's that.
Peering at past performances, Shanghai's managed to sneak past Changchun in their previous throwdowns. Hark back to Sat Sep 21 2024, it was 4-3 for Shanghai and again on Fri May 10 2024, a 5-2 victory for the ports.
Bring in the regular season records and recent results, and you have the recipe for an interesting game indeed, ladies and gents. Shanghai with an unsullied 1-0-0 record, and while Changchun's initial outing didn't end too well, they've shown they can, at least, put up a fight.
Now, I don't hold a crystal ball and my fortune-telling cat isn't in the mood tonight, but let's make this prediction anyway, shall we? Drum roll please...
Albert’s Prediction: Shanghai Port by 2
Albert
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