Zhejiang Professional FC vs Yunnan Yukun FC Prediction: The Green Giants Won't Be Intimidated At Home

Zhejiang Professional FC hosts Yunnan Yukun FC at Hangzhou Dragon Stadium in the Chinese Super League's 17th round. Zhejiang started the season well, avoiding defeat in their first four matches, but have struggled since, winning only three of their last twelve league games. This poor run leaves them tenth in the standings with 20 points, five points off a top-five spot. Their recent form is concerning, managing just one win in their last six matches, including a 1-0 defeat to Dalian Yingbo in their previous outing.

Zhejiang will be without Jin Cheng due to a knee injury. Following his impactful substitute appearance against Dalian Yingbo, Yudong Wang is expected to start in attack alongside Franko Andrijasevic. Their probable starting lineup is a 4-4-2 formation: Zhao; S. Wang, Possignolo, Liu, Tong; Mitrita, Li, N'Doumbou, Sun; Y. Wang, Andrijasevic. Shengxin Bao is also listed as inactive. Head coach Raúl Caneda leads the team.

Yunnan Yukun, conversely, have improved significantly after a difficult period where they went five matches without a win between April and May. They come into this match having won four of their last six league games, lifting them to seventh place with 22 points. However, their most recent match ended a five-game unbeaten run; they lost 2-1 away to league leaders Beijing Guoan FC despite taking an early lead.

Yunnan faces significant absences. Defender Zilong Han is suspended for two matches after accumulating yellow cards, including one received as a substitute against Beijing Guoan. Left-back Wang-Kit Tsui is unavailable due to injury after being substituted in the 79th minute against Beijing Guoan; Xiangshuo Zhang is expected to replace him.