Prediction Shanghai Port - Chengdu Rongcheng today 19:00 18/10/2026.

Shanghai Port has been maintaining a stable performance with a high win rate of 70% in the last 10 matches, demonstrating strong fighting spirit and impressive counter-attacking ability, such as when they came back from a 4-6 deficit against Ratchaburi FC.

A strong attacking lineup with a goal-scoring rate of 2.4 goals per game, and a BTTS (both teams to score) ratio of 70%, reflecting an aggressive attacking style and the ability to control the game.

The 7th position in the Chinese Football Super League 2026 rankings (36 points after 27 matches) shows a balance between wins and draws, and has the motivation to maintain this position due to an average points per game (PPG) of 2.13 in the last 8 matches.

Key pillars such as goalkeeper Yan Junling (started 27 consecutive matches) and defender Wei Zhen (started 26 matches, 131 won duels) are showing stability and playing a key role in the team formation.

The clean sheet percentage (18.52%) and goal difference (+9) reflect the balance between attack and defense, but are not enough to prove superiority.

The coach is flexibly adjusting tactics with formations 4-3-3, 4-4-2, and 5-4-1, showing adaptability but has not yet created a clear distinction.

Unstable defensive capability, with 13 goals conceded (an average of 1.3 per game) and three matches where they lost by two or more goals in the first half, such as when they allowed Zhejiang Professional FC to score two goals in the first half.

The high yellow card rate (12 yellow cards in 10 matches, an average of 1.2 per match) reflects a lack of discipline in play, especially in tense matches such as Shanghai Port vs Beijing Guoan (0-0).

The defense and auxiliary midfielders lack cohesion, with the absence of Jiang Guangtai (defender) and Gabriel Airton de Souza (striker) creating a gap when facing the strong Shanghai Port.

The rate of losing without scoring (LTN) reaches up to 11.11%, indicating a lack of composure in tense matches, despite having an impressive goal-scoring ability.

Chengdu Rongcheng is leading the Chinese Football Super League 2026 table with 52 points, a goal difference of +20 (scored 51, conceded 31), demonstrating a balanced style of play between proactive attacking and methodical defense

Chengdu Rongcheng has an impressive goal-scoring efficiency, averaging 3.04 goals per game (Over 0.5 goals ratio reached 96.3%), while maintaining 7 clean sheets in 27 matches played, demonstrating stable game control.

Forward Felipe Sousa (17 goals, 3 assists) and midfielder Wellington Alves da Silva (9 goals, 7 assists) are key contributors, maintaining consistent performance across many matches.

Chengdu Rongcheng tends to change tactical formations flexibly (4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, 3-4-3) depending on the opponent, showing adaptability in their play style but has not yet established a clear fixed formation.

In the last 8 matches, Chengdu Rongcheng has only achieved an average of 1.13 points per game, lower than the season's average of 1.93 points per game, showing fluctuations in performance despite maintaining the top position in the league table.

Chengdu Rongcheng is currently going through an unstable phase, with their last 10 matches having a win rate of only 20% (2 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses), including a heavy 4-5 loss to Shanghai Shenhua and two narrow losses (0-1, 1-0)

Weak defensive performance, conceding 17 goals in 10 matches (average of 1.7 goals per game), along with 18 yellow cards (average of 1.8 cards per game) in 10 matches, reveals a lack of discipline and uncertainty in match situations.

The absence of Felipe Sousa (injury) is a significant loss, directly affecting the attacking capabilities and tactical formation, forcing Chengdu Rongcheng to adjust to a 4-3-2-1 formation to compensate.