Shandong Taishan welcome Shenzhen Peng City at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan on Saturday, Sep 5 at 2:00 PM in a Super League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Shandong Taishan come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). Shenzhen Peng City travel in mixed form (2W 0D 3L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Shandong Taishan here — they've won 4 of 4 previous meetings against Shenzhen Peng City. Their last encounter ended in Shenzhen Peng City won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.5 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Shandong Taishan a slight edge, but Shenzhen Peng City are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.