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.The first goal from Tiago in CSL: the former R&F HK striker scored the sole goal of the match to help Guangzhou City, R&F HK's parent club, to beat Qingdao with 10 mins remaining. After a glittering season in Beijing Renhe in CL1, could he shine in CSL? pic.twitter.com/ZaVxiHo966— Titan Sports Plus (@titan_plus) May 3, 2021Shandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Head-to-HeadThis 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-WQingdao FC form guide: L-D-WAlso Read: 5 players who saved their careers by moving to the Chinese Super LeagueShandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Team NewsShandong TaishanAt this early stage of the season, there are no known injury or suspension concerns for the home side.Injuries: NoneSuspension: NoneSon Jun-ho's 1st goal in CSL. Duan Liuyu sent over a cross and the K-league MVP scored from close-range to equalize. HT: Shandong Taishan 1:1 Henan Songshan Longmen pic.twitter.com/roOj81g5ba— Titan Sports Plus (@titan_plus) May 2, 2021Qingdao FCManager Wu Jingui also has a relatively clean bill of health heading into this fixture with Shandong Taishan.Injuries: NoneSuspension: NoneShandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC Predicted XIShandong 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 JinQingdao 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 RadonjicShandong Taishan vs Qingdao FC PredictionThe 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