- Dalian Young Boy FC have an excellent home record of five wins, one draw and two defeats from eight Super League 2025 home games.
- Shandong Luneng Taishan FC’s away form in the Super League 2025 is a ‘mixed’ three wins, two draws and three defeats, but they concede a worrying 2.25 goals per away game on average.
- Shandong Luneng Taishan FC thrashed Dalian Young Boy FC 4-1 at home in the Super League 2025 four months ago.
Both teams to score looks a value bet
Dalian Young Boy FC and Shandong Luneng Taishan FC have similar goals in the Super League 2025 table with fifth-placed Shandong having amassed 25 points from 16 matches and ninth-placed Dalian having 20 points from 16 matches.
The bookmakers have set the Dalian Young Boy FC vs Shandong Luneng Taishan FC odds at 1.95 for Shandong Luneng Taishan FC, 3.50 for Dalian Young Boy FC and 3.20 for the draw, but the value looks to be in the ‘Both Team To Score’ market in what could be a wide open match.
Shandong’s ‘Best Bets’ are their away games this season and they have gone 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss in the last three, so there isn’t too much to choose between the sides. However, Shandong have the better away record this term and they just have that extra edge of a clinical frontman in Zeca, who has bagged 10 goals in just 15 Super League 2025 games.
Cephas Malele is the ‘go-to’ man for Dalian with five goals in 16 league matches, but three of those have come in the team’s last five in which they have won three and lost two.
Dalian beat Zhejiang Professional FC in their last game 1-0 at home, but the Dalian Young Boy FC vs Shandong Luneng Taishan FC prediction suggests this fixture could be much closer and the home team have an edge as they have won two and lost one in their last three.
Dalian and Shandong are at opposite ends of the attacking spectrum
Dalian play a deliberate 4-3-3 system, pressing with moderate intensity and keeping things tight at the back, but building play up from the defence is a large part of Guoxu Li’s plan since he took over in June 2022.
Shandong, on the other hand, are a completely different animal with Kang-Hee Choi’s high-energy 4-2-3-1 system seeing his side press with great intensity and make rapid transitions down the flanks. The South Korean tactician has done wonders since taking over in May 2023 as the Shandong attackers have suddenly begun to click.
This Dalian Young Boy FC vs Shandong Luneng Taishan FC preview highlights it will be a fascinating matchup of tactics this weekend as Li’s patience comes up against Choi’s intensity and it may be a question of which team can control the tempo and dictate play. As both sides have scored in the vast majority of their games this year, our Dalian Young Boy FC vs Shandong Luneng Taishan FC prediction is that ‘Both Teams to Score’ is the best bet.
Additionally, if you're looking for some guidance, the Dalian Young Boy FC vs Shandong Luneng Taishan FC betting tips strongly support a game with goals from both sides.
