Henan Songshan Longmen by 1
Ah, it looks like we've drawn the somewhat short but lively straw of a Chinese Super League match between Henan Songshan Longmen and the Qingdao Hainiu. Yeehaw!
Henan Songshan Longmen stretch their backs with goalkeeper Gouming Wang, who comes into the match with a not-so-stellar 6.45 rating from 8 saves. For the Qingdao Hainiu, we have Pengfei Mu twirling his gloves, boasting a relatively stronger 6.84 rating and 17 saves.
If we start to peak behind the curtain of the top players for Henan, we find Bruno Nazário wearing the hat of a player to watch with a 7.53 rating and a goal to his name. Besides Nazário, the spotlight also shines on Iago Maidana who strolled in with a 7.42 rating and 2 goals. Remember fellas, goals pay the bills!
For Qingdao, a couple of blokes named Elvis Sarić and Liu Jiashen strut on the field with ratings of 7.30 and 7.20 respectively, even though their goal tally currently reads as empty as a promise from a politician.
In a reminiscence of past encounters, it seems Henan Songshan Longmen has given the Qingdao Hainiu a couple of spankings with a 2-0 and a 1-0 victory, and it's almost as comforting as grandma’s apple pie for their fans.
If we put on our time-traveling fedoras and review the regular season records, one could say that both teams have been playing football like it's a combination of blindfolded tag and Marco Polo, with Qingdao at 0-2-5 and Henan slightly better at the woeful record of 1-1-4.
Overall, considering all our tea leaves and the alignment of the planets, it's harder to call than a cold telemarketer, but I guess that's why they pay me the medium bucks.
Albert’s Prediction: Henan Songshan Longmen by 1