Changchun, China – This Friday na the day wey Changchun Yatai FC go welcome dem high-flying Shanghai Port FC for round 17 of the China Super League. Match go happen for Changchun Sports Center, and e go start at 11:30 AM local time. Gist no go dey sweet if we no mention say Changchun Yatai don dey waka enter the match with serious wahala – dem don lost six straight matches against Shanghai Port, conceding 22 goals alongside. E be like say dem dey chop defeat like say na jollof rice.
As e stand so, Changchun Yatai dey sit down for the bottom of the league table with just eight points. Na only one victory dem get for their last ten league games (D1, L8), and dat one na small 1-0 win wey dem gather against Qingdao West Coast. Even their last match against Shanghai Shenhua wey dey chase title, na 2-1 dem fell for house. E be like say dem no fit help their coach Ricardo Soares at all – Wylan Cyprien dey inactive, but no worry, him no be big miss because him don barely show face for field.
For the other side, Shanghai Port dey seriously pursue the league title, after dem bounce back from one woeful loss against arch-rivals. After that wahala, dem don pick two straight wins – 3-0 against Dalian Zhixing and 2-1 against Shenzhen Peng City. Dem dey groove for the league, e be like say dem get confidence plenty as dem no fit lose in their last seven league matches. But no go forget say their player Zhenao Wang dey sidelined with knee injury. The man fit no dey, but Leonardo bin dey shine bright with nine goals this season. Na him we go dey expect to fire dem against Changchun dish out some football wahala.
The last 22 matches wey dem play, Changchun don win only four times, while Shanghai don carry 15 wins. E be like say if Changchun wan change dem destiny, dem go need to summon all the ancestors wey dey sleep for their village. As for predictions, I dey put my money on Shanghai Port to chop Changchun clean. From di way dem don dey play, and with dem history of victories against Yatai, e go hard make any odds dey in favor of di home team.
Betting markets don dey hot as everywhere dey scatter. My correct score prediction? Make we dey expect say dem go land finish 1-3 for favor of Shanghai. Bet365 go dey offer any time goalscorer odds on Leo Souza, who dey hot like pepper right now. Keep your money for this match, because e dey look like dem go deliver sweet returns!
