- Shanghai Shenhua have won four of their last five Super League 2025 matches, including back-to-back away victories over Changchun Yatai (2-1) and Beijing Guoan FC (3-1).
- Zhejiang Professional have won two and lost three of their last five Super League 2025 games, including a 1-0 defeat at Dalian Young Boy FC.
- Shenhua have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings between the clubs including a 3-2 home victory over Zhejiang Professional in Super League 2025 four months ago.
Shenhua’s style and results have been superb under Slutsky
Shanghai Shenhua should be the more confident team for Saturday’s Super League 2025 fixture against a Zhejiang Professional side they have dominated in recent head-to-head contests. In fact, our Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua prediction strongly favors the visitors based on recent form.
Leonid Slutsky has clearly instilled a results-driven culture since taking charge in December 2023 and his team is sitting at the top of the Super League 2025 standings on 45 points from 20 games. Zhejiang Professional are eighth with 29 points after as many games.
Slutsky’s team are pragmatic, if not always pretty to watch, as they line up in a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 and ensure they keep a tight defensive shape. They look to press at times, but only in places, as their strength is in the transitions after turnovers when they can switch from defense to attack in a couple of passes. The visitors will most likely be looking to win this fixture by counter-attacking and using their pace and power on the break.
Zhejiang Professional have a more methodical approach to the game and like to build up patiently from the back in a flexible 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. Raul Caneda, who took over as head coach in January 2025, is a strong proponent of controlling possession and structured midfield pressing. This Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua preview suggests that both tactical styles will make for an intriguing matchup.
Expect an open game – Shenhua should win
Zhejiang’s recent form is a little mixed with two wins and three defeats in their last five Super League 2025 contests. They lost a 7-goal thriller at home to Beijing Guoan FC (3-4), while their previous two games saw a 3-1 victory over Yunnan Yukun FC at home and a 1-0 loss at Dalian Young Boy FC away.
According to the latest Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua odds, the visiting team are the clear favorites to take the three points.
They have failed to win their home fixture against Shenhua in this campaign.
On the road, Shenhua have won three consecutive away fixtures and have a record of six wins, two draws and two losses from their 10 trips in Super League 2025. Their defence has only been breached 13 times in those ten games.
Shenhua should be the clear favorites here, but their odds are just 1.78 with Zhejiang Professional the long shots at 7.50. Shenhua’s away form, recent results and head-to-head record with the hosts make them the team to side with for the three points, and this Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua prediction backs the away side.
Both teams have in-form players up front that can change a game on their own so we may see plenty of goalmouth action on Saturday. Andre Luis is on a hot streak with four goals in Shenhua’s last five and his team have bagged 12 goals in those games. Saulo Mineiro leads the line for them with eight goals in 14 Super League 2025 appearances.
Yudong Wang is Zhejiang Professional’s chief goal threat with 11 in 19 games, but Alexandru Mitrita has been their most prolific player in the recent five-match run with five goals. For your Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua betting tips, backing over 2.5 goals seems a good value given both teams’ attacking records. With both sides in the goals, we will take the ‘Over 2.5 goals’ opportunity here and reinforce our Zhejiang Professional FC vs Shanghai Shenhua prediction for an entertaining match.
