On July 28th at 8:00 PM, the 20th round of the Chinese Super League will see Henan face off against Shandong Taishan.
Currently, Henan sits at 8th in the league with 24 points from 6 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, while Shandong Taishan is in 5th with 34 points from 9 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. There is a 10 point gap between the two sides. In the last round, both Henan and Shandong Taishan secured victories, with Henan winning 2-1 at home against Zhejiang and Shandong Taishan winning 2-0 away against Nantong Zhiyun. Henan has been in good form recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 matches after going through a period of 5 consecutive losses and 6 matches without a win. Shandong Taishan, on the other hand, ended their own 5-match winless streak with the 2-0 victory over Nantong Zhiyun.
Henan has no injury concerns, and their head coach Nan Jiyi has stated that the team needs to improve both their attacking and defensive aspects. For Shandong Taishan, head coach Choi Kang-hee is still recovering from illness and assistant coach Kim Hyun-min will be in charge again on the sidelines. Liu Binbin and Tong Lei have recovered from injuries and returned, Li Yuanyi is also fit, and new signing Marcel is likely to start. Krecassan and Cazayishvili are likely to be the two starting forwards.
Shandong Taishan went through a period of 5 matches without a win, including a humiliating 6-0 defeat against Shanghai Shenhua. Everyone is aware of what has been happening inside the club. Team reporter Chen Yong accused Choi Kang-hee of being unwilling to stand with the team by using illness as an excuse to avoid the upcoming matches against Henan and Shanghai SIPG. In short, with Choi Kang-hee not on the sidelines and almost all players healthy, Shandong Taishan needs to pull together and play well in this match.
In their last 4 encounters, Shandong Taishan has remained unbeaten with 3 wins and 1 draw. The last time the two sides met was in April of this year, and Shandong Taishan drew 2-2 with Henan at home. Since 2020, Shandong Taishan has faced Henan 9 times, only losing once (6 wins, 2 draws) which was a 1-4 away defeat in June 2022.
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