Shanghai Shenhua
- Shanghai Shenhua have been one of the most impressive teams in the Super League 2025 campaign so far and Leonid Slutsky has the tactics and discipline to make them favourites to win the title, as discussed in our Shanghai Shenhua vs Meizhou Hakka prediction.
- Shenhua play with a diamond in midfield with two central midfielders in the No 8 positions and a deep-lying No 10 behind their striker.
- The diamond shape helps them dominate the central areas and provides the platform for the team to play at a high tempo and press the ball from the front with the wide midfielders also pushing forward.
- Shenhua have been very solid at the back this term and have scored enough goals to take care of business.
Meizhou Hakka
- Milan Ristić’s 4-2-3-1 system, in which Meizhou set up to be very compact, will try to stifle Shenhua’s play by clogging the midfield and frustrating the hosts when out of possession, as highlighted in this Shanghai Shenhua vs Meizhou Hakka preview.
- Meizhou’s form has been patchy this year, with a string of losses to top sides and only sporadic points from narrow wins or draws, leaving them in the lower third of the table.
- They languish near 14th with around 16 - 17 points after 23 matches.
- Rodrigo Henrique Santana da Silva is their main creative outlet, with Yang Chaosheng two other attacking players that can make the difference.
Head-to-Head
Shanghai Shenhua have won all 7 - 8 competitive meetings between these clubs this decade, including the last three league games by an aggregate score of 8-1 , which is a notable trend seen in our Shanghai Shenhua vs Meizhou Hakka prediction.
Shanghai Shenhua
Saulo Mineiro has been Shenhua’s most dangerous forward, but his injury means André Luis has had to step up and score crucial goals, while João Carlos Teixeira has been the creative force in central positions, consistently creating chances.
Meizhou Hakka
Meizhou Hakka have a pacey, wide forward in Jérôme Ngom Mbekeli, who is their top scorer with 4 - 5 league goals, but don’t have much firepower elsewhere.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers are making it clear how this match is likely to go by setting Shanghai Shenhua as overwhelming favorites at -588 with Meizhou Hakka +1892, and this is reflected in the Shanghai Shenhua vs Meizhou Hakka betting tips.
- There is an opportunity to back the Under 2.5 goals market at +343 if Meizhou are able to keep things tight for 90 minutes.
Prediction
The scoreline that seems most likely to suit both the recent form of the clubs and the weather in the host’s Wuhua County, is a 2-0 Shenhua win, although there is still a chance of a 2-1 victory given the likelihood that Shenhua will tire in the second half of the match after having the majority of the possession.
