The 19th round of the Chinese Super League will kick off this Saturday, with Qingdao and Shanghai Shenhua meeting in a match between the relegation group in this round. Although the two teams are in the same relegation group, the circumstances of the two sides are very different. The Shenhua team has successfully relegated in advance and has no desire, while the Qingdao team is ranked first from the bottom, and the relegation situation is worrying. Can Qingdao team win all 3 points in this crucial battle?
Qingdao faced Dalian in the last round of matches, the team was reversed in the case of the first goal, a defeat made the Qingdao team relegation situation become unclear. With the last four rounds of the league remaining, Qingdao is currently 3 points behind the 3rd to the 3rd place Chongqing team, and 6 points behind the 4th to the bottom Dalian renren team, and the relegation situation is already very grim. If they lose again, they are likely to escape the fate of the promotion and relegation play-offs.
This season is the second season of Qingdao's return to the Chinese Super League, and they have struggled to relegate last season, and this season has still not improved. So far this season, Qingdao have won just three of their 18 league games, and they set an embarrassing record of 11 consecutive defeats before beating tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the 17th round. After winning 1 and drawing 1 in the first two games of the season, Qingdao have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
Shanghai Shenhua was the first of the 8 teams in the relegation group to determine relegation, and they were successfully relegated 6 rounds in advance. The Shenhua team that was relegated in advance will be mainly based on training, and Mao Yijun said at the pre-match press conference with Qingdao that the team's 3 foreign aides have left the team in advance, and then the team will play with the all-Chinese class and strive to prepare for next year's event in advance.
Qingdao and Shanghai Shenhua have only met once before, and in the meeting between the two sides two weeks ago, Shanghai Shenhua won 3-0 against Qingdao. From the perspective of the strength of both sides, the Shenhua team is more dominant, but considering the departure of the Shenhua team's three foreign aides, coupled with the team's early relegation, this game Qingdao team is stronger than the opponent in terms of combat intention.
The match will be played at 15:30 Beijing time on December 25, when the CCTV Sports Channel will broadcast the match live. Can Qingdao win a key relegation 3 points? What kind of performance will the Shenhua team play in the all-Chinese class? Fans who support both teams, remember to keep an eye on this game on time.