Shanghai Port welcome Qingdao Hainiu at SAIC Motor Pudong Arena, Shanghai on Sunday, Aug 23 at 1:35 PM in a Super League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Shanghai Port come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). Qingdao Hainiu travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Shanghai Port won their last outing, while Qingdao Hainiu suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Shanghai Port here — they've won 7 of 8 previous meetings against Qingdao Hainiu. Their last encounter ended in Qingdao Hainiu won 3–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 5.2 per game in recent meetings.

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