Tobias Gourlay’s headed to China for a derby match that could be more entertaining than many expect
Beijing Guoan v Beijing Renhe
Wednesday 12:35
We got the ding-dong battle we hoped for in Sweden yesterday. Hammarby went 1-0 and 2-1 up before needing a 90th-minute winner to beat Sundsvall 3-2 and make it 22 goals across the pair’s last four Allsvenskan meetings. It’s a fixture to keep an eye out for.
We’ve come to China today for one of tomorrow lunchtime’s five Super League games. Top-of-the-table Beijing Guoan have a perfect W9-D0-L0 home record this season, but they might not have everything their own way against city rivals Beijing Renhe.
Roger Schmidt’s home side have managed clean sheets in only 6/9 of those games and one of the most recent five. Since the start of last season, when the Imperial Guard finished fourth, they have conceded in 20/24 league games at Workers’ Stadium.
In their second season in the Chinese top flight, Beijing Renhe are bottom of the table. Luis Garcia’s men have earned just one point from a possible 24 on the road and, dipping back into last term, are now 16 away games without a clean sheet. So we’re confident their hosts will find a way through them on Wednesday lunchtime. At the other end, they have scored themselves in 12/16. Travelling to the league leaders will be a test, of course, but records on both sides say [2.50] is on the generous side for both teams to score.
2019 P/L (1pt per bet)
Staked: 97pts
Returned: 110.69pts
P/L: +13.69pts
Source: BetFair Tips
