- Shanghai Shenhua are in good form, having won four of their last five Super League games, losing one.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tigers have picked up three wins, two draws and two losses in their last seven Super League away games.
- Shanghai Shenhua average 2.71 goals per game scored and concede 1.14 at home in the Super League 2025.
Tigers are on a roll
Shanghai Shenhua, who are 2nd in the Super League 2025 with 32 points from 14 matches, will take on fifth-placed Tianjin Jinmen Tigers at home on Wednesday. The hosts have won four of their previous five matches, losing one.
After losing 3-1 to Shenzhen Peng on the road, this Shanghai Shenhua vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers preview suggests they bounced back with a big scalp by beating cross-city rivals Shanghai Port 3-2 away just 2 days ago. Shenhua have a strong home record, with six wins and one draw in seven this season, so the Shanghai Shenhua vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers odds indicate they should be able to continue their unbeaten run on their own patch with another win.
Tianjin, meanwhile, have won three and lost two of their Super League games over the past month, which has left them in the top half of the table on 22 points from 14 matches.
Sahua should be sharper
The bookies make Shanghai Shenhua -270 favorites and the Tigers +605 underdogs, which seems about right based on the teams’ current form and overall stats.
However, Tianjin have a decent away record in the league, winning two of their three away matches, so there is enough uncertainty here for us to take the over 2.5 goals option as the main bet. In addition, our Shanghai Shenhua vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers prediction leans towards a high-scoring affair given both clubs’ recent offensive output.
Slutsky’s disciplined and pragmatic style of play is perfectly suited to the talented individuals at Shenhua, who play a compact, results-driven style of soccer with good defensive structure and fast transitions.
Tianjin’s style, under Yu Genwei, is very different – high tempo, positive, lots of ball movement and aggressive pressing.
The contrast in styles should make for a fascinating contest and one that will be hard to predict, so these Shanghai Shenhua vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers betting tips will be looking at different tactical nuances between the sides.
Slutsky’s side are in the driver’s seat
Shenhua’s home record is formidable, with six straight wins and a draw this term, so we’re taking the hosts to extend their run with another victory here. Slutsky’s men average 2.71 goals scored and only 1.14 conceded at their home ground in this campaign, which looks great value compared to Tianjin’s 11 goals shipped in 7 away trips.
There is no deep-rooted rivalry between these two clubs, but for this Shanghai Shenhua vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers prediction, both are in the hunt for top spots in the table and both coaches will be eager to prove the superiority of their tactics in this growing rivalry. Shenhua’s poacher Saulo Mineiro has scored eight goals in 14 Super League matches this season and can punish the opposition at any time, while Alberto Quiles has bagged ten of the Tigers’ goals this term and has scored half of their total goals in the previous four games.
