At 20:00 Beijing time on December 26, a focus battle in the 19th round of the Chinese Super League will be played at the Yuexiu Mountain Stadium in Guangzhou, Shandong Taishan will face Hebei, and the starting lineup of both sides of the game has also been released.
Appearances line-up
Shandong Taishan starts (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: 14 - Wang Dalei
Defenders: 5- Zheng Zheng, 6- Wang Tong, 27- Shi Ke, 39 - Song Long
Midfielders: 8-Xu Xin, 25-Fellaini, 28-Sun Junhao, 33-Kim Kyung-do
Forwards: 7 - Guo Tianyu (U23), 19 - Delgado
Substitutes: 1- Li Guanxi (U23), 18-Han Rongze, 4-Jia Desong, 11-Liu Yang, 15-Qi Tianyu, 16-Li Hailong, 20-Chen Zhechao, 35-Dai Lin, 10-Moises, 21-Liu Binbin, 32-Tian Xin (U23), 36-Duan Liuyu (U23)
Hebei team starter (5-3-2)
Goalkeeper: 30-Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: 16-Chen Yunhua (U23), 36-Yao Daogang, 17-Song Xintao (U23), 24-Zhang Yu (U23), 33-Yang Yixuan (U23)
Midfielders: 35-Jin Qiang, 39-Mo Xuchen (U23), 40-Zhang Hui (U23)
Forwards: 23-Silva, 25-Liao Wei (U23)
Substitutes: 5-Memisevic, 7-Xu Tianyuan, 11-Hu Rentian, 13-Yin Hongbo, 14-Feng Gang, 15-Wang Qiuming, 18-Gao Huaze, 21-Cui Lin, 26-Jiang Wenjun, 32-Ding Haifeng, 34-Pang Jiajun (U23)
Referee: Xin Qi VAR: Zhang Xiaochen
Historical Clash:
The two sides have met 11 times in the Chinese Super League, and Hebei has won 1, drawn 2 and lost 8. In their first meeting of the season, Shandong Taishan won 5-0.
Pre-match analysis
In the first 5 rounds of the championship group, Shandong Taishan maintained a total victory. Up to now, there have been 15 consecutive wins in various competitions, including 9 consecutive wins in the Chinese Super League, and the "champion phase" is full. In the latest standings of the Chinese Super League this season, Shandong Taishan has stretched the advantage to 10 points, and as long as Taishan defeats Hebei in this round, it can be crowned the Chinese Super League champion in 3 rounds in advance. Shandong Taishan (Luneng) last won the Chinese Super League in 2010, and they are likely to win the cup again after a gap of 11 years.
On the other hand, hebei team, the first four rounds of the championship group 1 win is difficult to find. Before this game, the Hebei team was exposed that as many as 12 people were absent from training because of the problem of unpaid wages. Judging from the morale and state of both sides, Shandong Taishan has quite a good hope of winning the championship in the early 3 rounds.