Yunnan Yukun vs Qingdao Youth Island Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this mid-table scrap between Yunnan Yukun and Qingdao Youth Island. Two sides stuck in the middle of the Super League with nowt to play for but pride, and that's often when we see some proper football.

Yunnan are sitting 8th on 38 points, and blimey, their recent form has been a bit of a rollercoaster. They've been banging in 1.5 goals per game, but their defense has been about as solid as a chocolate teapot - letting in 2.6 goals per game! Only one clean sheet in their last ten matches tells you all you need to know. They've had some proper hammerings too, like that 7-0 drubbing by Beijing and a 5-1 loss to Qingdao Jonoon. But then they'll turn around and stick four past Meizhou. Proper Jekyll and Hyde stuff.

Qingdao, just one point behind in 9th, have been a bit more steady away from home. Actually, they've been brilliant on the road - winning 60% of their last five away matches and only conceding a goal per game. They've had some decent results too, like that 2-2 draw with second-placed Chengdu and wins at Dalian and Sichuan.

The head-to-head is basically non-existent - just one 0-0 draw back in June. But looking at the recent form, both teams seem to find the net more often than not. Yunnan's games have seen both teams score 80% of the time, while Qingdao's are at 70%. When you've got a side shipping goals like Yunnan and another scoring regularly like Qingdao, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out what's likely to happen.

The bookies have got BTTS at 1.44, which seems about right to me. With Yunnan's leaky defense and both teams' tendency to score, I'd be surprised if at least one of them keeps a clean sheet here.