Bitesize Prediction: Chengdu Rongcheng vs Nantong Zhiyun – 16/07/24

Competition: Chinese FA Cup

Market: Goal to be score in both halves

Odds: 1/2 @ 1xBet

Looking to book their spot in the semi-final of this season’s FA Cup, Chengdu Rongcheng will welcome Nantong to the Phoenix Hill Stadium on Tuesday lunchtime.

Starting with the hosts, with their sights firmly set on punching a lucrative AFC Champions League ticket this season, Chengdu are in the midst of a real purple patch. Last seen over the weekend picking up a 2-1 victory at home against Tianjin Jinmen, Seo Jung-won’s men find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Signing off June with a thumping 4-0 romp against Cangzhou, the Reds have now won all of their previous five appearances across all competitions. Extending on their FA Cup adventure last month as they edged past Shanghai Changning thanks to a nail-biting penalties victory, the Sichuan-based outfit have suffered just a single defeat since the start of May. Notching 12 goals in just their previous four showdowns against Super League opposition, Tuesday’s hosts will also be excited by their extended success at the Phoenix Hill Stadium. In fact, along with an action-packed 4-2 win against Henan Songshan Longmen on May 10th, Chengdu have won all of their last four matchups in front of their own supporters by an aggregate score of 17-3.

As for the visitors, although Nantong might have eventually clung to their Super League status last season, the Blues face another huge uphill battle this time around. Sat rock-bottom of the table and pencilled in as a landslide relegation contender in 2024, David Patricio’s men have collected just a single victory from any of their previous 11 showdowns against top-flight opposition. With that rut stemming all the way back to April 26th, the Jiangsu-based outfit have shown a string of issues since opening up the new campaign. Last seen over the weekend falling to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Meizhou Hakka, Tuesday’s guests have failed to muster a single clean sheet from any of their previous 12 consecutive matchups across all competitions. With their struggles underlined by an action-packed 5-2 defeat against Beijing Guoan on May 26th, Nantong should also be concerned by a nightmare record against Chengdu. In fact, Patricio’s men have lost all of their last six straight showdowns against the midweek hosts by an aggregate score of 8-1.

Bet: Goal to be scored in both halves of Chengdu Rongcheng vs Nantong Zhiyun 1/2 for Tuesday’s Chinese FA Cup tie @ 1xBet