Guangzhou R&F vs Beijing Guoan Match Preview

Guangzhou R&F play their last home game for this season having no goals and no motivation to get points. They are ranked at 11th place with 32 points, having already secured their place in the Chinese Super League for the next season. And we can see that they lost three of their last five matches, while their two wins came against already relegated Beijing Renhe and Tianjin Tianhai, another team who are struggling in the relegation zone. It is true they have a very good offensive side being one of the best in the league, but they have a terrible defense. They have conceded 67 goals and even teams already relegated have done better than them defensively.

Beijing Guoan are ranked at the second spot with 64 points, being two points behind the first and they must win the remaining two games while hopping for a false step from Guangzhou Evergrande. They won three of their last five matches and their only loss came against direct rivals Shanghai SIPG. Unlike Guangzhou R&F, they can brag for having the best defense in the league, so despite their rivals being in form with scoring goals, I fancy Beijing to stop them considering the importance of this game for them. Zahavi has scored more than half of their goals, so if they manage to mark him well I guess things will get hard for Guangzhou R&F.

In conclusion, I think Beijing Guoan should win this match. They have all the motivation needed while their rivals play for fun. Also they managed to beat them earlier this season and have not lost a game against them since back in 2017.