At 19:35 on August 2, the 21st round of the 2024 Chinese Super League will see Qingdao West Coast host Cangzhou Mighty Lions at their home ground.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions have had a poor away record recently, having just suffered five consecutive away defeats, and they are eager to halt their losing streak. Qingdao West Coast’s form has also been far from ideal, winning only one game in their last ten league matches. Recently, Qingdao West Coast announced that Jia Yi Shao would take over as head coach, and this match will be his debut as Qingdao West Coast’s coach.
Before this round, both teams had records of four wins, five draws, and twelve losses for 17 points. Qingdao West Coast ranked 14th in the league table, while Cangzhou Mighty Lions were 15th. In terms of historical encounters, the two sides had faced each other twice before. In the 2023 FA Cup, Qingdao West Coast beat Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-1. In the sixth round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Cangzhou Mighty Lions defeated Qingdao West Coast 3-2.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions’ offensive and defensive performances have been less than satisfactory. They conceded a total of 47 goals (an average of 2.24 per game), making them the team with the most goals conceded per game in the league. At the same time, Cangzhou Mighty Lions scored 21 goals (an average of one goal per game), making them one of the teams with the second-fewest goals per game in the league, only behind Meizhou Hakka (an average of 0.86 goals per game). Cangzhou Mighty Lions’ recent form has been very poor, with no wins in 16 games across both the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, during which they achieved four draws and twelve losses.
This season, in the Chinese Super League so far, Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played ten away games, winning one, drawing three, and losing six, making them the team with the worst away record. In their last five away games, they lost 1-4 to Shanghai Port (Chinese Super League), 0-1 to Nanjing City (FA Cup), 0-4 to Beijing Guoan, 0-4 to Chengdu Rongcheng, and 0-1 to Changchun Yatai. Fortunately, before the match, Cangzhou Mighty Lions’ head coach Xiao Peng Li stated, “The players are all healthy and in good form, and they are all able to participate in the game against Qingdao West Coast.”
Qingdao West Coast’s recent form has also been far from ideal, with only one win, two draws, and seven losses in their last ten Chinese Super League matches. After the last round of matches, Qingdao West Coast announced that head coach Hisashi Kurosaki had stepped down due to personal reasons, and simultaneously announced that Jia Yi Shao would take over as head coach. As a result, this match against Cangzhou Mighty Lions is also Jia Yi Shao’s coaching debut. Before the match, Jia Yi Shao said at the press conference, “Time is tight, but everyone has adjusted quickly, and the whole team is in good form. This match is a relegation battle worth six points, but we have confidence in playing well.”
Qingdao West Coast concede an average of 2.14 goals per game, making them the third-most conceding team in the league. They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive games. For Qingdao West Coast, whether they can defend solidly and avoid conceding goals is also a key factor in their bid for victory. Alan has been in excellent competitive form recently, directly contributing to attacks in four consecutive games, scoring a total of four goals and providing two assists during this period.
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