Peter Green - August 14, 2020
Hebei CFFC vs Tianjin Teda
China – Super League
Date: Monday, 17 August 2020
Kick-Off at 13:00 UK/ 14:00 CET
Venue: Suzhou Sports Centre (Suzhou)
Two of the poorest teams in Group B will meet on Monday. The home side is second to last in the table with just two points in four matches. They opened the season with a draw with Shijiazhuang. The latest fixture saw them lose to the table-toppers Beijing Guoan. Also with their upcoming opposition, they have conceded the most number of goals so far.
Tianjin was one of the better teams last season. But after just four matches they are at the bottom of the table. They are one among the four teams that are yet to win this season. From their four games, they have conceded 11 goals which are almost three goals per match.
I am expecting a high scoring game on Monday as both of them have major issues in defense. Both these squads have given away 11 goals until now and I think that tally will rise in upcoming games. All four matches that Hebei played had more than 2.5 goals in total. Apart from the match against Shanghai, they have never failed to score even though the defense has been a failure.
Similarly, we can see over 2.5 goals in all matches that Teda took part in. Like their upcoming opposition, they have scored in all but one of those matches. So I am backing a high scoring game with both teams getting goals.