- Team form: Shanghai Jiading Huilong Ningbo Professional FC have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 matches.
- Opposition form: Chongqing Tongliang Long have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games.
Chongqing to challenge Shanghai in cup blockbuster
Shanghai setup
Shanghai Jiading Huilong Ningbo Professional FC's recent unbeaten streak and Chongqing Tongliang Long's solid but unspectacular away record should both factor into the outcome of this FA Cup 2026 encounter.
Shanghai JDHNPFC manager Yang Lin has been at the club since June 2023 and his pragmatic, yet positive playing style has been honed at the helm. Shanghai JDHNPFC play with a compact defensive block, aiming to shut out the opponent in the attacking third before hitting on the counter-attack with wide deliveries and long balls to their strong target striker.
This game will be a classic block vs counter tie and we're likely to see some end-to-end play and plenty of goals.
Chongqing setup
Chongqing Tongliang Long manager Jianye Liu has been in charge since December 2025 and his team are incredibly well-disciplined, organised and can be very dangerous on the attack when they break quickly. They have a flexible back-line, which can set up as either three or five men, and they are capable of soaking up pressure and countering with real venom.
Recent meetings
This fixture has a recent history, with Chongqing beating Shanghai JDHNPFC 2-0 away from home in the last meeting between the sides in Jia League 2025, 7 months ago. Shanghai JDHNPFC have failed to win in their last 4 head-to-heads against Chongqing Tongliang Long, with Chongqing winning 3 of those 4 games. Shanghai JDHNPFC can break their hoodoo on Saturday, however.
Game is likely to go against the grain
Shanghai JDHNPFC are on a great run of form, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 2 of their last 10 in all competitions. The home side have won 1 and drawn 1 of their last 2 at home, while Chongqing TL Long have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 3 on the road.
But they have been much more solid in all departments since the start of the season and we're confident the home team can cause them problems in this cup matchup.
The recent form of the hosts and the fact that they have had more of a chance to prepare for this game should see them edge out a high-scoring contest, but the game is really set up for goals at both ends.
We're going to back the hosts to win at 8.75, with over 2.5 goals the odds-on favorite at 1.72 and both teams to score – Yes at 2.05.
- Shanghai JDHNPFC's Junchen Zhou has scored 3 of his team's last 9 goals in 5 games and is a good anytime goal scorer bet, while Landry Dimata is Chongqing's danger man, having scored 3 of his side's last 6.
- Both teams have been guilty of leaking goals, with Shanghai JDHNPFC conceding 8 goals in their last 5 at home and Chongqing TL Long shipping 6 in their last 5 on the road.
