Preview of the Chinese Super League: The West Coast home team is waiting to work while fending off the enemy, while Chengdu needs 3 points to stabilize its title ambitions
At 18:30 on the evening of October 26th, Beijing time, in the 28th round of the 2025 Chinese Super League, Qingdao West Coast will play against Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu at the home team's West Coast University Town Stadium.
There are still three rounds of Chinese Super League games to come to an end, and the battle for the championship is intensifying. Chengdu Chengdu, Shanghai Harbor, and Shanghai Shenhua constitute the first echelon of the league, and you compete with each other without giving in. Chengdu Chengdu currently ranks second in the standings with 58 points with 17 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. Qingdao West Coast, which played at home this time, ranked 9th with 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, accumulating 36 points.
A brief analysis of the championship situation in this round. Chenghua's other two championship rivals Shenhua and Haigang's opponents in this round are Dalian Yingbo and Shandong Taishan respectively. Shenhua is playing at home, while Haigang is visiting Jinan. Obviously, judging from the quality of opponents, Haigang has the greatest chance of falling behind, while Shenhua has the best situation.
However, the three teams have just experienced the Asian Elite Tournament. Chengdu and Haigang almost all played as second teams. Only Shenhua went out with a thunderous lineup with almost all core players. Therefore, judging from the comparison of the consumption levels of the three teams, Chengdu and Haigang will definitely have more room to deal with their league opponents in this round, while Shenhua needs to make necessary rotations at the personnel level.
Qingdao West Coast encountered Shanghai Shenhua in the last round. In the end, West Coast was reversed by Shenhua with a 1-2 score at the home team's court, and the momentum of three consecutive league wins ended. The key turning point in this game occurred in the first half. In the 36th minute, Sun Jie was kicked down by Han Chao and was directly sent off by the referee. Subsequently, Zhang Chengdong was sent off the field with two yellows because he expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's decision.
Chengdu Chengdu’s opponent in the last round of the league was Meizhou Hakka who were fighting for relegation. In the end, Rongcheng smoothly defeated its opponent 3-1 and gained 3 points. However, in the Asian Classic in mid-week, the home team of Chengdu lost 0-2 to Johor Bahru. Although it was understandable that the second team played, the competition process was both infuriating and disappointing.
In terms of overall strength, Chengdu Chengdu is naturally significantly stronger than Qingdao West Coast. Judging from the past confrontation records, Chengdu Chengdu has 1 win and 2 draws against Qingdao West Coast in the last three games, with no defeat. In the first meeting between the two teams last season, Chengdu Chengdu defeated Qingdao West Coast with 7 goals. Therefore, if Chengdu Chengdu can perform at a normal level in this game, it should be no problem to score 3 points.
