Shandong Luneng faces Chongqing Lifan in the second leg of the Chinese Super League playoffs (5th-8th places – 5th place). The match will be played on Tuesday, November 10th at Kunshan Stadium (Kunshan)
Shandong Luneng could not gain bronze medals, as in the year before last. However, it is very close to taking the final 5th place, as in 2019. Li Xiaopeng's men managed to score 28 points in their Super League group, lagging behind only the unconditional grandee, Guangzhou Evergrande. Truth be told, Shandong Luneng stopped the fight for the champion’s title right away. The very first opponent, Beijing Guoan, was able to knock out Taishan Dui (2-2 and 1-2, although Shandong was the first to score in the second leg). But the nominal hosts managed to beat Hebei China Fortune (2-2 and 6-3), which allowed them to go to the decisive round of the fight for 5th place.
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The Red-Blues took the fourth line in the Super League at the dawn of history (in 1999 and 2000). Then there was a repeated relegation to the second division of China. Having returned from there once again, the club was ranked no higher than 8th place for five years in a row. And then a real breakthrough came! The fact that Chang Woe-ryong’s men scored 30 points in 17 matches of the main draw and became the 3rd in their group was clear progress compared to 2019, despite the loss to Jiangsu Suning in the first round of the playoffs (1-1 and 0-1). Then the Red-Blues were able to issue a strong-willed comeback after losing to Shanghai Shenhua with a 1:3 score. Due to the striking segment in the second half, Chongqing Lifan managed to equalize the total goal difference after a goal and an assist from the leader, Alan Kardec. Then there was an incredibly tense penalty shootout, and the Red-Blues won only after the tenth shot.
In 2018-2019, Shandon Luneng won three head-to-head matches and there was one draw. Moreover, it scored the third goal against Deng Xiaofei in the 46th minute of the first leg. But then there was an incredible comeback of Lifan, which gained victory in the 89th minute (4-3). Most likely, the clubs will not repeat Friday's scoring. But it should not be boring even now, and it is worth betting on Over 3.0 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 goals scored
