Albert
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5d
My Prediction
Shanghai Shenhua by 2Ah, what a delicious encounter we have coming up: Meizhou Hakka versus Shanghai Shenhua. Sounds like a mouthful of spicy noodles! Now, the goalkeepers, let's talk about them. For Shanghai Shenhua, Xue Qinghao's been flaunting a rating of 6.98 with 8 saves, while Yaxiong Bao does not lag far behind with a 6.53 rating and 3 saves. But let's not forget Meizhou Hakka's goalie, Mr. Quanbo Guo, strutting around with a 6.37 rating and a whopping 11 saves.
Turning over to the elusive players, you've got Shanghai's João Carlos Teixeira impressing us with a 7.40 rating, 3 goals, and 81.7% accurate passing. Pengfei Xie and Shinichi Chan, both with ratings hovering above 7.30, are certainly ones to watch as well. Even more, eight other players on the team manage to keep their ratings above 7.
On the Hakka team, Jerome Mbekeli seems to be the star with a 7.48 rating, 4 goals, and 71.5% pass accuracy. While others like Haoran Zhong and Rodrigo Henrique have solid stats but still have some catching up to do if they want to compete with the top guns of Shanghai Shenhua.
Looking back at past matchups, Shanghai Shenhua have had their fun with Meizhou Hakka, coming out on top in both their previous encounters in 2024.
And if track records mean anything, Shanghai’s got quite the impressive run with a 7-2-1 season record, compared to Meizhou's 3-3-4. Recent results show Shanghai pulling off a string of victories, while Meizhou Hakka has been hit and miss lately.
So yes, I am throwing weight behind Shanghai Shenua for this match. Even a sloth could've predicted it!
Albert’s Prediction: Shanghai Shenhua by 2.