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Shandong Taishan will host Qingdao FC at the Tianhe Stadium on Saturday, with three points on the line in Group A of the Chinese Super League.
The home side played out a 1-1 draw away to Henan Songshan Longmen last Sunday. Henrique Dourado and Joon-Ho Son scored first-half goals to ensure the points were shared.
Qingdao FC suffered a 1-0 defeat to Guangzhou City on home turf. Tiago Leonco scored the match-winning goal in the 80th minute.
That defeat saw Qingdao FC drop down to fourth spot in the table, while Shandong Taishan sit joint-top on seven points.
Shandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Head-to-Head
This will be the third meeting between the sides. Their only previous meeting came in the semifinals of the 2014 Chinese FA Cup, where Shandong Taishan registered a 6-0 aggregate victory en-route to winning the trophy.
The hosts are one of two unbeaten sides in Group A of the CSL this season, having won two and drawn one of their opening three league fixtures. Qingdao FC have garnered four points from their three games.
Shandong Taishan form guide: D-W-W
Qingdao FC form guide: L-D-W
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Shandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Team News
Shandong Taishan
At this early stage of the season, there are no known injury or suspension concerns for the home side.
Injuries: None
Suspension: None
Qingdao FC
Manager Wu Jingui also has a relatively clean bill of health heading into this fixture with Shandong Taishan.
Injuries: None
Suspension: None
Shandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Predicted XI
Shandong Taishan Predicted XI (4-3-3): Dalei Wang (GK); Long Song, Zheng Zheng, Ke Shi, Tong Wang; Xiang Ji, Marouane Fellaini , Joon-Ho Son; Xinghan Wu, Tianyu Guo, Jingdao Jin
Qingdao FC Predicted XI (3-5-1-1): Zhenil Liu (GK); Peng Li, Jiashen Liu, Jian Liu; Wei Wang, Junchen Zhou, Hao Weng, Peng Lu, Xiaoxuan Ji; Denis Popovic; Dejan Radonjic
Shandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Prediction
The home side are heavy favorites in this fixture and have more potential game-changers within their ranks.
However, they will be wary of the threat posed by Qingdao FC, who have shown their ability to trouble the bigger sides. Nevertheless, we are predicting a comfortable victory for Shandong Taishan on home turf.
Prediction: Shandong Taishan 3-0 Qingdai FC
