Shanghai Port FC (home)
- Port are coming off a 2-1 away win over Henan but lost 2-1 to Qingdao West Coast away and drew 2-2 with Yunnan Yukun away in their last three Chinese Super League 2026 matches (W1, D1, L1).
- Shanghai Port are set up to press high while Shenhua are a more pragmatic side set up to counter-attack.
Shanghai Shenhua (away)
- Shenhua have won away against Dalian Young Boy 4-1 and Zhejiang Professional 3-2 but lost 2-0 at home against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in their previous three matches (W2, D0, L1).
- Shanghai Shenhua have played better than Shanghai Port FC in 2026, but are only 3 points ahead in the standings.
Head-to-Head
Shanghai Shenhua are in the best form of the two clubs and won the last Shanghai derby 1-0 at home in the Chinese Super League 2026, but that result alone shouldn't be enough to take them in at a short price here.
Key Players
- Port have a reliable target man in Leonardo, who has scored five times in the Chinese Super League 2026, but Shenhua have the game's deadliest player in Brazilian forward Rafael Ratao, who has 13 goals in 18 games.
- Xi Wu has scored four goals in his last five games for Shenhua and his heat has helped the team to score 11 goals in that span, so he's a good pick for an anytime goal.
Betting Insights
- Shanghai Port FC (13th, 16 points from 18 games) are slight favorites to beat Shanghai Shenhua (11th, 19 points from 18) at 2.16 ahead of their city rivals at 3.07 and the draw at 3.85 on Saturday.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.45 fits the attacking nature of both clubs and both teams to score at 1.37 points to the fact that this could be end-to-end.
Prediction
The match odds are good enough to pass on as Port are the slight favorites and we're backing them to just nick a close game with Shenhua having enough form and goals to make it a tough and tense derby.
