Shanghai Shenhua’s home ambition should force an open contest, while Machida Zelvia’s greater attacking threat can punish every forward push. That exchange of pressure makes sustained scoring likely, with the match appearing destined to clear the goals line despite disciplined defenses.
Match GoalsOver 2.5
Best Pick
BTTS
54%
Correct Score
Top
1-1
11.7%
7.50
Top
1-0
10.3%
13.00
2-1
9.5%
15.00
2-0
8.3%
21.00
0-1
7.3%
8.00
1-2
6.7%
9.50
0-0
6.4%
11.00
2-2
5.4%
17.00
148%
4.10TOP
X25%
3.70
227%
1.70
1X73%
X252%
1275%
Combined Bet Builder
2 legs
Machida Zelvia look the likelier winners: they carry the sharper chance threat and a sturdier defensive base, giving them the edge in a clash between the league’s top sides. Shanghai’s home edge should make this lively, but Machida’s quality can turn an open contest into a goal-filled away win.
1Match WinnerMachida Zelvia
2Match GoalsOver 2.5
Probable XI4-4-2
Sun
Zhu
Jiang
Wang
Chan
Wang
Xu
Yang
Ming
Jiawen
Chengyu
Impact Player Hot Head
Lineups not yet announced — full squad analysis below
Shanghai Shenhua17 players
50.8/ 99Average
Top Rated
1Tianyi GaoMID63
2Liu ChengyuFWD61
3Shunkai JinDEF55
Machida Zelvia16 players
55.7/ 99Strong
Top Rated
1Tete YengiFWD75
2Koki OgawaFWD69
3Ryohei ShirasakiMID63
Shanghai Shenhua32
PlayerOverall RatingImpactAggressionDiscipline
Tianyi Gao63515672
Liu Chengyu61575667
Shunkai Jin55594950
Yang Shuai55554856
Shinichi Chan53524956
Zexiang Yang53465956
Zhen Ma52534550
Xue Qinghao50504550
João Carlos Teixeira50514950
Xi Wu49494950
Haoyang Xu48484750
Haoyu Yang48494550
Rafael Ratão48454956
Machida Zelvia32
PlayerOverall RatingImpactAggressionDiscipline
Tete Yengi75795961
Koki Ogawa69784850
Ryohei Shirasaki63585467
Keiya Sento60525467
Mitchell Duke59475883
Ibrahim Drešević58535361
Kim Min-Tae58445472
Thomas Ouwejan56495461
Yuki Soma55535356
Tatsuya Morita54563950
Takuma Nishimura53485361
Henry Heroki Mochizuki48455550
Takahiro Akimoto 48494550
Player Rankings
Snipers
Top goal threats
1
Tete YengiMachida Zelvia
79
2
Koki OgawaMachida Zelvia
78
3
Liu ChengyuShanghai Shenhua
57
4
Yuki SomaMachida Zelvia
53
5
Takuma NishimuraMachida Zelvia
48
Wall
Top defenders
1
Shunkai JinShanghai Shenhua
59
2
Yang ShuaiShanghai Shenhua
55
3
Ibrahim DreševićMachida Zelvia
53
4
Shinichi ChanShanghai Shenhua
52
5
Takahiro Akimoto Machida Zelvia
49
Control
Top playmakers
1
Hokuto ShimodaMachida Zelvia
64
2
Ryohei ShirasakiMachida Zelvia
58
3
Keiya SentoMachida Zelvia
52
4
João Carlos TeixeiraShanghai Shenhua
51
5
Tianyi GaoShanghai Shenhua
51
Bad Boys
Most likely to get booked
1
Hokuto ShimodaMachida Zelvia
13
Aggression 45
2
Wilson ManafáShanghai Shenhua
26
Aggression 67
3
Xue QinghaoShanghai Shenhua
50
Aggression 45
4
Zhen MaShanghai Shenhua
50
Aggression 45
5
Shilong WangShanghai Shenhua
50
Aggression 45
Power Rankings
Strongest overall
1
Tete YengiMachida Zelvia
75
2
Koki OgawaMachida Zelvia
69
3
Tianyi GaoShanghai Shenhua
63
4
Ryohei ShirasakiMachida Zelvia
63
5
Liu ChengyuShanghai Shenhua
61
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Poisson model calculates the probability of every possible scoreline for Shanghai Shenhua vs Machida Zelvia based on each team's expected goals (xG). The top-3 most likely scorelines are shown above with their probability percentages. Even the highest-probability score rarely exceeds 12-15% chance, as football is a low-scoring sport.
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xG (expected goals) measures the quality of scoring chances. If Shanghai Shenhua has an xG of 1.8, it means they are expected to score around 1-2 goals based on chance quality. The model uses pre-match xG to build a probability table for all possible scorelines. A team can overperform xG (score more than expected) or underperform xG (score fewer).
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