Preview of the Chinese Super League: Guoan has failed to improve after 8 games and 5 losses due to coaching changes, Qingdao Hainiu’s final battle for relegation
6686 Sports News on October 26, Beijing time at 19:35, in the 28th round of the Chinese Super League, the Beijing Guoan home team played against Qingdao Hainiu.
Points situation
In the penultimate round of the midfield battle, Beijing Guoan is currently ranked 4th, but it is already 6 points behind the third place. There is no hope of competing for the championship, and there is little hope of competing for the top three. The media in Beijing and China have focused their attention on the AFC Champions League second-level matches and the Football Association Cup finals.
Qingdao Hainiu is ranked last in the league, but among the bottom three teams in this round, Changchun Yatai tied with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 2-2, and the Meizhou Hakka home team lost 1-4 to Yunnan Yukun. If Qingdao Hainiu can win this round, it will reverse the situation of the above two teams. The official poster of Qingdao Hainiu before the game is "The Final Battle", creating the momentum of a life-and-death battle to avoid relegation.
Home team's current situation
Since the end of August to the present, Beijing Guoan Athletics has been in poor form, with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses in the past 8 dual-line matches (league 5, AFC Champions League 3). Due to the sluggish competitive state, Guoan changed coaches and 47-year-old Spanish assistant Amare served as the acting coach. However, after the coaching change, Beijing Guoan first lost 1-2 to Shenzhen Xinpengcheng in the second game, and then drew 3-3 with Daisuke. The competitive state did not improve.
The main problem of the Guoan team recently is the poor performance of the defense. The team has conceded 23 goals in the past 8 games. The coach said before the game: "After the draw, the whole team felt very frustrated. We all hope to use a win to save the situation. We know that tomorrow's opponents will fight for relegation and will definitely go all out. We will not let up any slack. After three away games, we finally returned to the home team and hope to give all the fans a good feedback. The best way to get out of difficulties is to get out as soon as possible. At the same time, defense is also an aspect we attach great importance to and strive to do better."
The visiting team’s current situation
Qingdao Hainiu is under great pressure to relegation, and the team has tried its best recently. Starting from the end of August, the team had three consecutive draws with Henan, Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai. Later, after the visiting team lost to Meizhou Hakka in the relegation "six-point battle", Qingdao Hainiu fought Shanghai Haigang in the last round and failed to score points 3-4.
Qingdao Hainiu is the worst away team in the Chinese Super League this season - they are the only team in the Chinese Super League that has not won an away game this season. At the same time, the away team has only scored 7 goals in the game, which is the least among all teams in the Super League. Before the game, Manatee coach Li Xiaopeng said: "What's the situation between Changchun and Meizhou Hakka? Teams like ours still focus on themselves, and this battle is about being ourselves. After all, Guoan is Guoan. Although it has gone through a long journey, it is still a huge opponent for us."
Match history
The two teams have met 29 times in total. Guoan has 17 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, scoring 52 goals and conceding 18 goals, taking a large advantage. Among them, in the 15 games played at Guoan's home team, Qingdao Hainiu had 2 draws and 13 losses without a win.
Attrition situation
Guoan goalkeeper Han Jiaqi and foreign center back Spajic are absent, and forward Zhang Yuning is doubtful. The second scorer of the Qingdao Manatee team, foreign aid Rankelzer, has accumulated warning cards and been suspended.
