Zhejiang Professional FC
- Zhejiang Professional FC sit 8th in the Chinese Super League 2026 with 21 points from 19 matches, while Dalian Young Boy FC are 3rd with 28 points from 18 games.
- This Chinese Super League 2026 Sunday matchup between Zhejiang Professional FC and Dalian Young Boy FC has all the hallmarks of a matchup where the hosts will press high and the visitors will try to play their way through it.
- Ross Aloisi sets up his team in a 4-2-3-1 and they are also the fastest to transition into vertical attacking moves when they win the ball back in the front third.
- Zhejiang Professional are a good team, but their recent sequence of a 3-2 away defeat to Shanghai Shenhua, a 3-2 home win against Qingdao Hainiu and a 1-1 draw away to Chongqing Tongliang Long, tells us that they still need to improve their consistency.
Dalian Young Boy FC
- Dalian boss Guoxu Li, on the other hand, likes his team to build up the ball from the back, overload the wings and play a more measured mid-block, so it should be a clash of style on Sunday afternoon.
- Dalian have hit their stride of late with 3 wins in their last 5 league games and the 3-1 home win over Shandong Luneng Taishan FC two matches ago should have given them the belief that they can handle anything the home side throw at them.
Head-to-Head
We should also note that Zhejiang Professional have not beaten Dalian Young Boy in their last 3 meetings , Dalian having won two and drawn one, including a 3-0 home victory against their hosts just 3 months ago in the Chinese Super League 2026.
Key Players
- Zhejiang
- Yudong Wang is the top scorer for the team with 7 goals in 19 Chinese Super League 2026 matches and Alexandru Mitrita has been the provider with 10 assists in 14 games, including 3 in his last 5.
- Dalian
- Cephas Malele has been their main finisher with 8 goals in 14 games, Nicolae Stanciu has scored 3 in the last 5 and Frank Acheampong has 3 assists to keep the wide play lively.
Betting Insights
- Zhejiang are the favorites at 2.12, with the draw at 3.8 and the away team at 3.19.
- While the odds are about right, we believe Zhejiang are slight favorites because of their superior home record (W4, D3, L2) in the Chinese Super League 2026, while Dalian Young Boy have won only 2, drawn 1 and lost 5 away from home.
Prediction
- We think there will be goals in this matchup as Zhejiang's high-pressing game should make life difficult for Dalian's build-up and the wing play of Dalian could be deadly for the space that Zhejiang leave behind when they push forward.
- BTTS is favored at 1.4, but we would rather play the matchup for a high-tempo draw or a narrow home edge.
