This is a meeting of two sides trying to find some rhythm in the CFA Super League. CheckLive has no clear favourite here, and with the teams close in recent results, the draw has to be part of the thinking — nothing about this one feels like a two-way contest.
Chongqing Tonglianglong's last five show one win, a draw and three defeats: they drew 0-0 with Qingdao West Coast, lost 2-3 to Shanghai Port, lost 0-2 to Sichuan Jiuniu and 0-1 to Wuhan Three Towns, then beat Qingdao West Coast 2-0 in the CFA Cup. Dalian Zhixing have had similar ups and downs — beaten 1-3 by Yunnan Yukun, a 1-0 win over Liaoning Shenyang Urban, a 1-1 draw with Henan Songshan Longmen, a 2-3 loss to Zhejiang and a 7-6 CFA Cup win over Henan.
The head-to-head is tight after five meetings: two wins each and one draw. The last time they met, in this competition back in May, Dalian Zhixing came away with a 1-0 win. That recent edge, and the fact neither side has been consistently convincing recently, makes this hard to call — a draw is every bit as likely as either side taking all three points.
