Beijing Guoan
- Newly promoted Chengdu Rongcheng FC have been impressive so far this season, topping the Chinese Super League 2026 table with 10 points from their first 4 games, while Beijing Guoan FC have had a terrible start to the season, sitting in 12th with -1 point from 4 games.
- Montgomery took the reins in January 2026, and he has done a fantastic job of moulding the group into a fast, aggressive, organised pressing unit.
Chengdu Rongcheng
- John Aloisi took over the Chengdu reins in the same month and has seen his side hit the ground running, recording 3 wins from their last 5 games.
- Aloisi’s attacking rebrand has seen Chengdu score 16 goals across their last 5 matches.
- They’ve been lethal in transition, creating huge overloads in wide areas and punishing their opponents with pace.
Head-to-Head
Beijing Guoan and Chengdu Rongcheng have had draws in each of their last two head-to-head meetings, the most recent at Beijing Guoan’s home finishing 1-1 .
Key Players
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Beijing
- Yuning Zhang has scored three in four league appearances.
- Beni Nkololo has provided two assists in the league and three in his last five matches.
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Chengdu
- Felipe has bagged five goals in the last five and scored four times in his two league appearances.
Betting Insights
- The two tactical systems on show should have the ingredients for a thrilling match, with both sides liking to press high and play with pace and intensity.
- Aloisi’s side have played with so much intensity that the 2.82 about an away win is hard to ignore.
- Beijing have scored just once in their single home league game this season, but their guests have scored 16 in their last five, so over 2.5 match goals at 1.5 is the way to go.
- We’re also going with both teams to score (yes) at 1.42.
Prediction
Chengdu have looked sharper in the final third and are better placed in the table, so we’re going for the visitors to come out on top of an exciting game.
