Shanghai Shenhua vs Qingdao Youth Island

Shanghai Shenhua face Qingdao Youth Island in the Super League on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 07:30 UTC at Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai.

Shanghai Shenhua are 8th with 37 points from 29 games, while Qingdao Youth Island are 7th with 39. That leaves Qingdao Youth Island 2 points ahead.

At home this season Shanghai Shenhua average 2.4 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game; on the road Qingdao Youth Island average 1.0 scored and 1.7 conceded. Shanghai Shenhua have kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times; Qingdao Youth Island have 8 clean sheets and 8 blanks.

Shanghai Shenhua have scored 5 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Qingdao Youth Island have scored 4 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Shanghai Shenhua come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Qingdao Youth Island have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Shanghai Shenhua currently sit 8th on 37 points, with Qingdao Youth Island placed 7th on 39 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 14 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The home side is favoured for this fixture, backing the Shanghai Shenhua win. The Home Win selection (1) is assigned a 71.43% probability at odds of 1.4.

• Shanghai Shenhua have the better recent form (4 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Shanghai Shenhua have scored 63 goals this season compared with 32 for Qingdao Youth Island.
• Defensively, Shanghai Shenhua have conceded 50 and Qingdao Youth Island have conceded 38.
• League positions: Shanghai Shenhua 8th, Qingdao Youth Island 7th.
• Shanghai Shenhua have won 7 of 14 home matches in this competition.
• Qingdao Youth Island have won 3 of 14 away matches in this competition.

• Shanghai Shenhua at home: 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 14 games.
• Qingdao Youth Island away from home: 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from 14 games.
• Shanghai Shenhua have taken 4 points from their last 5 matches.
• Qingdao Youth Island have taken 3 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 5 meetings, Shanghai Shenhua have won 4, Qingdao Youth Island have won 0 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 30 May 2026, finished Qingdao Youth Island 2-2 Shanghai Shenhua.