Meizhou Kejia vs Dalian Zhixing Prediction

Right then, let's fire up the braai and look at this clash between two teams who've been finding more onions than wins this season! Meizhou Kejia are sitting second from bottom with just 20 points, while Dalian Zhixing are in 10th with 35 points - not exactly championship material either way!

Looking at recent form, both sides have been leaking goals like a sieve. Meizhou have shipped 25 goals in their last 10 games (2.5 per game), including a 6-1 hammering by Shanghai Shenhua and a 4-1 loss to Yunnan Yukun. Their defense is about as solid as a paper braai! But they do score at home, netting 1.4 goals per game on their own patch.

Dalian haven't been much better defensively, conceding 18 in their last 10 (1.8 per game). They've shown some fight recently though, grabbing draws against Shanghai Shenhua (2-2) and Wuhan Three Towns (0-0). Away from home, they've been shocking with zero wins in their last five away games, but they do manage to score (1.0 goal per game away).

The stats tell a clear story - both teams love a goal fest! Meizhou have seen both teams score in 70% of their recent games, while the goal expectancies suggest we're in for 3.7 goals in this one. Neither side can keep a clean sheet to save their lives.

Head-to-head, there's only been one meeting - Dalian won 1-0 back in June, but with both teams' defensive struggles this time around, I'd be surprised if we see another clean sheet.

With both teams needing points and defenses that couldn't stop a cold, this has all the ingredients for a proper goal bonanza. Time to stick some money on both teams finding the net!