- Head-to-head: Shanghai Port FC have won four of the last five head-to-head Chinese Super League matches, with one draw, and Shenzhen Peng FC haven't won any of the previous five.
- Home form: Shanghai Port FC haven't lost any of their last three home games, all draws.
- Tactics: Shanghai Port FC have been playing a flexible, attack-forward system since Kevin Muscat arrived at the club.
Shanghai Port FC’s system is now flexible, fluid, and forward-thinking
Recent meetings and form
Shanghai Port FC and Shenzhen Peng FC have played each other five times in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Port FC taking four wins and a draw from those games. The last match between the teams finished 1-1 at the home of Shanghai Port FC in the 2026 season and that should be a good indicator of what kind of game we can expect on Tuesday. Shenzhen Peng FC know they can hold their own against their hosts, and are arriving in better form in the short-term.
Shanghai Port FC have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches, with their wins being away from home in the FA Cup 2026 against Shanghai Second, and in the CSL 2026 against Henan FC. Shenzhen Peng FC have won three and lost two of their last five, with their most recent match being a 3-0 home victory against Qingdao West Coast FC in the CSL 2026.
Odds and tactics
In terms of head-to-head matchups, Shanghai Port FC are a very short 1.61 and the away side are a huge 4.89, with the draw priced at 4.05. Kevin Muscat's arrival seems to have opened up the way the Shanghai team are playing and they've been much more difficult to beat as a result. They're playing an adaptable, forward-thinking system that has the ball moving faster, and they now overload wings and transition quicker, so they are much less of a sitting deep team than they were prior to Muscat's appointment.
All of the odds are wrong
Robbie Neilson is setting up his Shenzhen team in a compact, risk-conservative block that looks to spring fast vertical counters.
- The stats suggest this should be a tight affair, but we're going with Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.57 because that's what we see happening when these two teams meet.
- Shanghai Port FC are the obvious choice to edge it, but we will happily take the value on goals here.
- Shenzhen Peng FC's away record in all competitions is two wins, one draw, and two defeats in the last five, and their goals scored record is six goals in the same five games, but the most likely person to score for them on Tuesday is Wesley, who has three goals in the club's last five games, with Shenzhen Peng FC having scored ten in the same run.
