Pardon me, but if you consider the Shandong Taishan to be the underdogs here, you may have to squint while looking at their goalkeeper, Yu Jinyong, who's rating is a solid 7.20 with a paltry 2 saves. But let's not forget about Quanbo Guo from the opposing camp. The guy is sporting a mean 7.50 rating with 3 saves! The clash of the custodians, isn't it?
Now, onto the players, with Shandong boasting some heavyweights like Cryzan with a stunning 9.90 rating and 67.4% accurate pass rate in his last month stats. And oh, did I mention 1 goal to his name? Gotta show 'em off when you've got 'em, right? Not to be sidelined are Wenneng Xie and Zeca with commendable ratings of 7.70 and 7.60 respectively.
However, Meizhou Hakka is not just here for the powwows. It's notable that Chaosheng Yang makes a striking contribution with an 8.50 rating, 2 goals and a 76.5% accurate pass rate. Following closely are Rodrigo Henrique and Yun Liu with 7.90 and 7.50 ratings.
From our dossier, the last three matches between these two resulted in 2 wins for Shandong Taishan and a draw. The regular season records of both the teams stand at 1-1-0, while the recent matchups also seem quite glorious on Taishan's end. That doesn't help Meizhou’s case much, does it?
Albert’s Prediction: Shandong Taishan by 1