The winners of the recently concluded Chinese Super League as well as the Chinese FA Cup, Shandong Taishan, will now look to conquer Asia as they begin their AFC Champions League journey with a game against Daegu on Friday.Shandong have been in an incredible run of form in their domestic competitions and will look to replicate that momentum in the AFC Champions League as well.Their rivals, on the other hand, are struggling in the Korean first division and sit outside the top 10.Shandong Taishan vs Daegu Head-to-HeadIt will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams in Asia.On current form, the advantage goes to the home team who won the domestic double last season.Shandong Taishan form guide : D-W-W-W-WDaegu form guide: L-L-D-L-WShandong Taishan@TaishanShandongShandong Taishan’s #GoalOfTheSeason 2021 was (unsurprisingly) Son Jun-ho’s absolute belter against Beijing!A special goal from a special player.#ShandongTaishan #山东泰山 #ChineseSuperLeague twitter.com/TaishanShandon…Shandong Taishan@TaishanShandongWhich goal should be Shandong Taishan’s #GoalOfTheSeason? #ShandongTaishan #山东泰山4:38 AM · Mar 6, 202212Which goal should be Shandong Taishan’s #GoalOfTheSeason? #ShandongTaishan #山东泰山Shandong Taishan’s #GoalOfTheSeason 2021 was (unsurprisingly) Son Jun-ho’s absolute belter against Beijing!A special goal from a special player.#ShandongTaishan #山东泰山 #ChineseSuperLeague twitter.com/TaishanShandon… https://t.co/yPC1bfjLN1Shandong Taishan vs Daegu Team NewsShandong TaishanXinghan Wu remains sidelined with a knee injury. Bowei Song has not featured in any league game since the restart and his involvement remains doubtful.Injured: Xinghan WuDoubtful: Bowei SongSuspended: NoneDaeguJang Seong-won will be out of action after suffering a niggle in their defeat to Ulsan.Injured: Jang Seong-wonDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneShandong Taishan vs Daegu Predicted XIShandong Taishan Predicted XI (4-3-3): Wang Dalei; Jadson Cristiano, Lin Dai, Chen Zhechao, Wang Tong; Xu Xin, Jun-Ho Son, Son Xu Xin, Jin Jingdao; Moisés, Pedro DelgadoDaegu Predicted XI (3-4-3): Oh Seung-hoon (GK); Jeong Tae-uk, Hong Jeong-woon, Jin-Hyuk Kim; Jae-Won Hwang, Bruno Lamas, Hee-Seung Kim, An Yong-woo; Ko Jae-hyeon, Cesinha, Edgar2 for 1 New Player Bonus at BarstoolHOTPOT FOOTBALL@paulhotpotAfter 21 days quarantine, #JadsonCristiano has returned to #ShandongTaishan and started training with team. The 30-year-old Brazilian defender joined Shandong in mid 2021 from #WuhanThreeTowns. He scored 4 goals in 14 appearances and became the key player for double winners. #CSL8:38 AM · Apr 6, 202211After 21 days quarantine, #JadsonCristiano has returned to #ShandongTaishan and started training with team. The 30-year-old Brazilian defender joined Shandong in mid 2021 from #WuhanThreeTowns. He scored 4 goals in 14 appearances and became the key player for double winners. #CSL https://t.co/Ce3OJUr1GpShandong Taishan vs Daegu PredictionThe Chinese Super League winners will walk into this fixture as strong favorites. The way they managed to negotiate the challenge of Evergrande and Shanghai Shenhua was a big testament to their willingness to compete on all three fronts.However, the AFC Champions League will be a totally different competition from what they have faced so far. The same goes for their opponents, Daegu, who come into this tie in poor form.Daegu are winless in their last four K1 outings and will be incredibly happy to come out of this game with a point earned. However, it will be a tall ask for them given they have to deal with the likes of Delgado and Moises.A victory for the hosts is on the cards.Prediction: Shandong Taishan 3-1 Daegu