Liaoning Tieren
- Liaoning have been tough to beat, but rarely thrashing teams, at home this season with 6 wins and 6 losses in 12 matches.
- Liaoning Tieren FC enter the weekend in 12th spot in the Chinese Super League 2026 table with 24 points from 22 matches, one point ahead of Henan FC, who are 13th on 23 from 22.
- Jung-Won Seo has done a pretty good job at Liaoning since he was appointed on 6 May 2026 and has his team in a mid-table position with some decent wins on their record.
- Their problem is they've been hard to beat but haven't been scoring enough goals to win consistently.
- Liaoning's three most recent results are a 3-1 home win over Shanghai Shenhua, a 1-0 away loss to Dalian Yingbo and a 2-1 home defeat to Shenzhen Peng City.
Henan FC
- Henan have a similarly up and down away record in the Chinese Super League 2026 with 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from 11 matches.
- Henan have only won once and lost once in their last two away games, so they arrive in perfect balance for this game at the Tiexi New District Sports Center in China.
- Daniel Ramos has done well since taking over on 30 April 2025 and has turned Henan into a much more proactive, press-and-possess team in the Chinese Super League 2026.
- In a similar vein to Liaoning, Henan have been hard to beat but not often enough winning to give themselves any real margin for error in the standings.
- The Red Devils have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five, so the form lines look pretty evenly matched between the clubs.
- Their recent results are a 1-1 draw at home to Dalian Young Boy FC, a 0-0 draw at home to Qingdao West Coast FC and a 4-1 away defeat to Shanghai Shenhua.
Head-to-Head
Henan beat Liaoning Tieren FC 4-0 in the previous head-to-head matchup in the Chinese Super League 2026 and have the winning edge in terms of psychological edge going into this contest.
Liaoning
- Liaoning have scored five times in their last five with Brazilian playmaker Jeffinho getting three of them, so he is their hottest spark right now.
- But Guy Mbenza has nine in 19 Chinese Super League 2026 appearances and is Liaoning's most likely source of a goal on Sunday.
Henan
- Yihao Zhong has scored two in Henan's last five, so he has some current form.
- Bruno Nazario is the most dangerous Henan player on his day with eight in 19 Chinese Super League 2026 games so far.
Betting Insights
- The clash of these two approaches should make for a chess match on the field, but we're going to take a chance on the game being open enough to see over 2.5 goals at 1.66 rather than Henan at 2.31 odds to edge it.
- Both Teams To Score at 1.51 also appeals to us because Henan's record of 1.09 goals per game on their travels and 1.55 conceded on average looks like it should be a good fit for a team that averages 1.58 scored and 1.50 conceded at home.
Prediction
Henan are the favorite, but the odds look too short for that and the table shows that neither club are much better than the other.
