At 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, the FA Cup is about to usher in the final match, from Shandong Taishan to Shanghai Harbor, which is also the matchup between the champions and runners-up of the Chinese Super League this season. Shandong Taishan is full of confidence in winning the double, and has remained unbeaten against Shanghai Harbor in the past 4 times, which is also the first time in the history of the team, and CCTV arranged for CCTV5 channel to broadcast this focus battle live.
At the end of this season, Shandong Taishan won the championship with a 6-point advantage, lifted the Chinese Super League Vulcan Cup again after 11 years, and was also crowned the top league champion for the fifth time.
Shandong Taishan can win the Chinese Super League championship three rounds in advance, set in the "time and place and people", while they are strong, there are also opponents whose strength is weakening, of course, there are different voices for the gold content of this Chinese Super League champion. Now that the Chinese Super League has come to an end, the next time to enter the final of the FA Cup.
Shandong Taishan team history has won the league championship and the FA Cup twice in a single season, respectively in 1999 and 2006, the last time has passed 16 years, for Shandong fans, it has been a long time, hoping that the team will be crowned double again.
Shandong Taishan will have to be crowned double champion and defeat Shanghai Harbor. Shanghai Harbor has performed mediocrely in the Chinese Super League this season, and getting runners-up cannot cover up the team's many problems, only by winning the FA Cup can we avoid the embarrassment of not having a championship in the season.
According to statistics, since 2013, the two teams have met a total of 16 times, and Shandong Taishan has won 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, and the wind is slightly early. In addition, in the last 4 meetings, Shandong Taishan has won 3 wins and 1 draw to achieve complete victories, including the 2019 FA Cup 2-0, the 2019 Chinese Super League 3-1, the 2021 Chinese Super League 2-0 and 2-2, if it is not won in advance, Shandong Taishan has the opportunity to beat Shanghai Harbor for 4 consecutive times.
Shandong Taishan has not lost to Shanghai Harbor for 4 consecutive times, and it is also the first time since the two teams have played, so it is about to participate in the final of the FA Cup, and Shandong Taishan has greater confidence.
At present, Shandong Taishan's whole team arrived in Chengdu, Shanghai Harbor is a day late, leaving not much time for the two teams to prepare, good early In the Chinese Super League has just ended, the player's state is still there.
The FINAL OF THE FA CUP WAS ARRANGED AT THE CHENGDU PHOENIX MOUNTAIN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM, WHICH WAS JUST BUILT AND CAN ACCOMMODATE 60,000 PEOPLE AND WILL BE USED AS ONE OF THE VENUES FOR THE 2023 ASIAN CUP. Yesterday, the Chengdu Football Association released official news that the FINAL OF THE FA Cup will be held empty.