Shanghai Port vs Liaoning prediction

Shanghai Port have won 13, drawn eight and lost eight of their 29 Super League games so far, scoring 50 and letting in 36. That has them 5th on 42 points.

Their last six in all competitions read five wins, no draws and one defeat, at 3.0 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Newcastle Jets 4-2 away; before that came a 3-2 defeat at home to Công An Nhân Dân and a 3-1 win away at Tianjin Teda.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (8 scored, 3 conceded).

So far in the Super League, Liaoning have won eight, drawn five and lost 16 of 29, with 41 goals scored and 52 conceded, good for 13th place and 29 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, one draw and four defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they lost 4-2 to Zhejiang Professional at home; before that came a 4-0 win away at Qingdao Hainiu and a 1-1 draw at home to Wuhan Three Towns.

They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of four recently (5 scored, 8 conceded).

Home and away form points to Shanghai Port: Shanghai Port have won two of their last three at home, Liaoning one of their last four on the road. 13 points separate the two sides in the table. Shanghai Port also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Shanghai Port clear favourites at 76%, with Liaoning on 10% and the draw at 14%.

On goals, it expects around 4.2 in the game: 3.4 for Shanghai Port and 0.8 for Liaoning. Over 2.5 goals is 75% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 29 May 2026, Liaoning won 3-2.