Shijiazhuang EB and Hebei CF meet in the 8th round of the Super League, in China, on August 31, at 13:00.
The host team is on the 5th place in the Group B classification, with 7 points (goal average 11-10), while the guests are on the 4th, with 11 points (goal average 12-13).
The tip for the match Shijiazhuang Ever Bright vs Hebei China Fortune can be read at the end of this analysis.
Shijiazhuang: Team shape, news and statistics
Iranian coach Afshin Ghotbi has the mission to take Shijiazhuang to the Play-offs, but the results so far are not satisfactory.
The defense is vulnerable: in 2 out of 3 games played at home, Ghotbi’s defense received two goals (each time it ended 2-2).
Fortunately for the “white-blues”, the attack worked.
Congolese Maritu is the spearhead of the hosts, but the captain is the Brazilian with Portuguese citizenship Matheus, who played for many years in Braga and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright is on the 6th place in the form ranking, with 5 points won in the last 5 matches, goal difference 7-6.
Hebei: Team shape, news and statistics
Hebei China Fortune is in the playoffs after 7 rounds and needs a victory against Shijiazhuang to strengthen its position.
The main weapon is the attack formed by the Brazilians Paulinho, Ricardo and Marcao, plus Buya Turay, from Sierra Leone, but the team coached by Zheng Lang has problems in defense, receiving 13 goals so far.
There is an absence in the first “eleven” of the guests, the central defender Chengdong Zhang being suspended.
Hebei China Fortune is on the 2nd place in the form ranking, with 10 points won in the last 5 matches, goal difference 10-7.
⚽️Statistics of direct matches Shijiazhuang vs Hebei
▪️Shijiazhuang Ever Bright and Hebei China Fortune have faced each other 7 times so far.
▪️In 3 of the last 5 matches, at least three goals have been scored.
▪️The last direct confrontation was played this season, on July 26, 2020.
▪️It was 2-2 at Hebei.
Football Prediction of the Day Shijiazhuang vs Hebei
In each of the three away matches played by Hebei this season, at least three goals were scored.
At the same time, in all three games played by Shijiazhuang at home, at least three goals were scored.
The two teams are set on attack and often “forget” to defend themselves.
There are premises for a match with many goals, as were all direct disputes.
Bet Tips: Over 2.5 goals
Odds: 1.70