Chengdu Rongcheng FC

vs

Chongqing Tongliang Long

Preview

Chengdu Rongcheng FC

• There's a top of the standings matchup in China this Saturday with Chengdu Rongcheng FC hosting Chongqing Tongliang Long at the Phoenix Mountain Professional Football Stadium.
• The home side have been in strong form across all competitions with 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
• John Aloisi's team beat Shandong Luneng Taishan FC 1-0 at home in the CSL2026 in their most recent outing before following that up with a 4-0 rout away in the FA Cup and a 3-2 win at Shenzhen Peng FC in their previous league game.
• The hosts are a form team and have been a fortress at home in the CSL2026 with 7 wins and 1 loss from 8 matches.
• They've been scoring freely at an average of 2.62 goals per game on their own patch with 21 goals scored.

Chongqing Tongliang Long

• The visitors have been equally in good form recently with 3 wins and 2 losses in their last 5, with their most recent result being a 2-0 away win in the FA Cup.
• Chongqing have had a tough run of away games with 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their 8 away games in the CSL2026.
• Their 8 goals scored is low compared to the host's average of 2.62.

Head-to-Head

• The head-to-head record here is interesting, with the most recent meeting ending in an end-to-end 3-3 draw.
• Chengdu are winless in the two meetings since, with the visiting team taking a win and the other a draw.
• We could see another end-to-end game if the 3-3 result from last time is anything to go by.

Key Players

• Shihao Wei has been in exceptional form recently for the host's, netting 4 of their 8 goals across all competitions in the last 5 matches.
• Veteran striker Felipe has been the main striker for the club in the CSL2026 with 9 goals in 10 appearances so far.
• George Cimpanu leads the way for Chongqing with 5 in 15, giving them a reliable outlet in attack if they can get the ball to him.

Betting Insights

• The odds makers make the hosts the clear favorite with 1.4, with Chongqing 7.9 and the draw 4.89.
• The BTTS bet looks a good option at 1.92 given the previous 3-3 meeting.

Prediction

• We think the win looks the most likely outcome here, with the Chengdu team being the form team and the more attack-minded of the two.
• BTTS is a viable alternative based on the last meeting and both teams' tendencies.