Bitesize Prediction: Shanghai Port vs Qingdao West Coast – 26/07/25

Competition: Chinese Super League

Market: Shanghai Port win

Odds: 4/11 @ 1xBet

Looking to move into silver medal position on Saturday lunchtime, Shanghai will welcome Qingdao to the Pudong Football Stadium.

Starting with the hosts, while Shanghai might have watched their FA Cup adventure come to an action-packed end last month, the Red Dragons are enjoying what has been a major Super League romp. Last seen marking their return from the fortnight interval with a routine 3-1 victory away at Changchun Yatai, Kevin Muscat’s men have their sights firmly set on defending their domestic crown this season. Despite enduring a stuttering start when getting the 2025 campaign underway, the Chinese heavyweights have come roaring back in some style. Signing off June with a 2-1 win against Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, Shanghai have won all of their previous four straight Super League appearances by an aggregate score of 11-3. With their latest purple patch highlighted by another 3-1 victory away at Henan Singshan on June 18th, Saturday’s hosts will be looking to make another statement here. Likewise, notching 39 top-flight goals this season, no team among China’s elite can boast a better attacking return.

As for the visitors, suffering their own FA Cup frustration last weekend as they tasted penalty shootout heartbreak at home against Beijing Guoan, Qingdao have struggled to find any kind of stability since opening up the 2025 campaign. Sat in the bottom-half of the Super League standings, Shao Jiayi’s camp have mustered just a single win from any of their previous eight consecutive top-flight appearances – a rut that stems all the way back to May 2nd. Essentially sat in Super League limbo, Saturday’s guests couldn’t have asked for a tougher challenge here. Pencilled in as a landslide underdog when they travel to the Pudong Football Stadium this weekend, Qingdao have also shown some glaring issues on their travels. In fact, the Yellows have failed to register a single Super League victory outside of Shandong since the start of April. Hit with a routine 2-0 loss when they travelled to the defending champions last season, we are expecting a similar outcome.

Bet: Shanghai Port 4/11 to beat Qingdao West Coast in Saturday’s Chinese Super League battle @ 1xBet