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Shanghai Shenhua welcome Kawasaki Frontale to the Shanghai Stadium for an AFC Champions League Elite clash on Wednesday. The hosts are coming off a 2-1 comeback victory over Henan Songshan Longmen at the same venue in the Chinese Super League over the weekend.
Shanghai went behind to Nemanja Covic's 62nd-minute strike, but Joao Pereira equalized two minutes later before Wu Xi scored the winner in the 89th minute.
Frontale, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 home draw with Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. Welton put Gamba ahead in the seventh minute before Yu Kobayashi drew the game level with nine minutes left.
The Azzurro Nero now turn their focus to the continent, where their last game was a 1-0 home defeat to Gwangju FC, while Shenhua fell to a 3-0 defeat at Johor DT. The loss left them in seventh spot in the standings, having garnered three points from two games, while Frontale are ninth with the same number of points.
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Shenhua vs Kawasaki Frontale Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This is the first meeting between the two sides.
- Ten of Shenhua's last 11 games across competitions have produced at least three goals, with nine witnessing goals at both ends.
- Frontale have won one of their last five games across competitions, losing three.
- Shenhua's last five competitive games have produced an average of 12 corners.
- Shenhua are unbeaten in 19 home games across competitions, winning 17.
Shenhua vs Kawasaki Frontale Prediction
Shanghai have won their last nine home across competitions, scoring at least twice. Their games are typically high-scoring, but they come in as the underdogs despite being the hosts.
Kawasaki, for their part, have struggled in the last few weeks. They started off their AFC Champions League campaign with a 1-0 away win before suffering a narrow defeat in their next game.
Both sides will fancy their chances of claiming maximum points and are likely to go all out for victory. However, expect the hosts to claim a multi-goal victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Shenhua 3-2 Kawasaki
Shenhua vs Kawasaki Frontale Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Shenhua to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 9.5 corners
