Shanghai Shenhua vs Chengdu Rongcheng tips and predictions

Hard to pick winner in Super League battle; stalemate in store

There's not much between Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng in the Super League. The hosts are in fourth place with 22 points, compared to their opponents who are in seventh place on 18 points.

Anything can happen here but a stalemate is certainly food for thought. Building on the strong rearguard performances of both sides, a goalless stalemate is the pick and the draw odds available in the match winner market look like pretty good value.

There have been some notable displays in defence by both sides. Looking solid at home Shanghai Shenhua have conceded only 1 goal in their last 4 matches. Meanwhile Chengdu Rongcheng have been impressive defensively on the road. They have let in an average of 0.5 goals per game over their last 4 matches away from home.

Don't be surprised if the two sides cancel each other out in a battle of attrition. In which case the BTTS No bet seems like a decent side bet.

Shanghai Shenhua have drawn 8 of their last 20 matches. They drew 0-0 with Changchun Yatai last week. Chengdu Rongcheng have drawn 6 of their last 10 matches. The feeling is it will be a tightly contested match-up and the pick has to be with the value offered up by the draw price. You could do worse things than cheering on a deadlock.