Chengdu Rongcheng welcome Shanghai Shenhua at Phoenix Mountain Professional Football Stadium, Chengdu on Saturday, Aug 22 at 1:35 PM in a Super League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Chengdu Rongcheng come into this fixture drawing too many games (5D in last 5). Shanghai Shenhua, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 0D 3L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

History strongly favours Chengdu Rongcheng here — they've won 5 of 9 previous meetings against Shanghai Shenhua, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Shanghai Shenhua won 2–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Chengdu Rongcheng a slight edge, but Shanghai Shenhua are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.