Guangzhou has been playing without foreign players and a foreign head coach for a long time, but the team still finishes in the top 3, getting into the Asian Champions League.
Shanghai has no legionnaires either, but they used to significantly raise the level of play. But even with Moreno and El Shaarawy in the squad, the team could not even get into the top 8 of the national competition.
Guangzhou has won every head-to-head meeting. So it's not entirely clear why they give such high odds even for a positive handicap because the hosts, despite all the losses, still look like the favorites today.
Our prediction: Guangzhou to lose by 1 goal or not to lose at all. We recommend the “1 Hand (+1.5), odds 1.45
