Meizhou Hakka

vs

Qingdao Hainiu

Predictions & Betting Tips

Meizhou Hakka (Home)

• The hosts enter this game in miserable form having failed to win any of their last 5 Super League 2025 matches (D1, L4).
• The side now sit 16th in the league table with just 17 points from their opening 25 games.
• Meizhou Hakka have been particularly poor on their own patch, where they have won just 3 of 12 games, averaging 2.5 goals conceded per-game across that run.
• Gang Qu took over the manager role on the 9th July 2025 and has persisted with his side’s risk-taking and direct style.
• Hakka look to play in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 formation and try to overload the flanks before crossing the ball into the box at a high rate.
• They can be exposed defensively, however, which is something Qingdao Hainiu can look to exploit according to this Meizhou Hakka vs Qingdao Hainiu betting tips.

Qingdao Hainiu (Away)

• Qingdao Hainiu have done well to remain afloat in the league after a torrid start to the season and currently sit 14th with 18 points from 25 games.
• Xiaopeng Li has done a solid job since being appointed in January 2025, instilling a defensive structure and pragmatic approach which has seen his team become tough to beat.
• The visitors enter this match winless in 5 (D4 in 5), drawing each of their last 3.
• Qingdao Hainiu are winless in 12 Super League 2025 away games (D3, L9) and have conceded 23 goals.
• Qingdao Hainiu have drawn 4 of their last 5 matches and are currently on a 3-game draw streak.

Key Players

• Meizhou Hakka:
  • Jerome Mbekeli is also a threat coming in from wide areas, and has 5 goals in 22 Super League 2025 outings.
• Qingdao Hainiu:
  • Chuangyi Lin has provided a spark for Qingdao Hainiu in the final third recently, scoring 2 goals in their last 5 matches.
  • Wellington Silva is the most advanced player in Qingdao’s 4-3-3 system and has 8 league goals this season.

Betting Insights

• Qingdao Hainiu are the underdogs in this one and come in at an attractive 2.75 in the moneyline odds for Saturday’s game.
• Meizhou Hakka can be found at 2.32 and the draw at 3.5.
• With both sides struggling defensively, the Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 looks favorable, as highlighted by the Meizhou Hakka vs Qingdao Hainiu betting tips.

Prediction

• We’re sticking with the tie as the primary pick.
• According to our Meizhou Hakka vs Qingdao Hainiu prediction, expect a close game reflecting current form and playing styles, with Meizhou’s wing play and Qingdao’s counterapproach testing both defenses.
• Over 2.5 goals is a sensible secondary play given defensive weaknesses on both sides.