Home - Chongqing Tongliang Long
- Chongqing Tongliang Long sit 7th in the Chinese Super League 2026 on 30 points from 23 games.
- The hosts, 铜梁火龙, have been strong at home, going 4-5-2 across 11 games so far, but their away results have been poorer.
- Jianye Liu has got them playing a controlled, disciplined brand of soccer where a compact five-man defensive shell is used as a platform to spring their speedy players into fast vertical attacks and to live off set pieces.
Away - Dalian Young Boy FC
- Dalian Young Boy FC are 6th in the Chinese Super League 2026 on 32 points from 22 matches.
- Dalian have been on a slightly less rigid 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 formation under Guoxu Li, who has his players playing a wider game and more pressure in the final third.
- Dalian Young Boy FC have also been in mixed form, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their previous five.
Head-to-Head
A 1-0 Dalian win away from home gives them a slight mental advantage in this one, but given Chongqing have conceded only 13 goals in 11 home league matches and lost 1-0 to Dalian in their last meeting, the oddsmakers look wrong about this game being one-sided.
Key Players
- Chongqing
- Landry Dimata is their top scorer with seven goals in 20 Chinese Super League 2026 appearances, so the Belgian forward is their main goal threat in the penalty area.
- Dalian
- Cephas Malele has been their most prolific with eight Chinese Super League 2026 goals in 18 appearances, but Nicolae Stanciu has been in form recently with two of Dalian's six goals in their last five matches.
Betting Insights
Dalian Young Boy FC are 2.72 for this game, compared to 2.59 for Chongqing and 3.41 for the draw , so the oddsmakers still think this is a tight matchup.
Prediction
Under 2.5 goals at 1.91 looks the shrewd bet here with this feeling like a cagey chess match .
