Shanghai Shenhua FC
Football AFC Champions League Wed 22 Oct 08:15
FC Seoul
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Squads
  6. Table

Champions League Betting Preview: Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul

Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua host South Korean K League 1 side FC Seoul in this AFC Champions League match, with kick-off set for 08:15 on Wednesday 22 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

Shenhua Worth Backing

We’ll take Shanghai Shenhua at attractive betting odds of +123 considering that they could be dominant against Seoul. The Full-Time Result market provides plenty of value and a nice potential return.

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Seoul Bidding to Bounce Back After Loss

Shanghai Shenhua won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. It was away from home against Qingdao West Coast at Guzhenkou University City Sports Center in the Super League. Leonid Slutsky's side boasted 60% possession and recorded six shots on target, while Xi Wu and Hanchao Yu scored one goal each.

FC Seoul were beaten in their previous game, suffering a 2-1 K League 1 home loss to Pohang Steelers at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The capital outfit had 49% of possession and three shots on goal, with Young-Wook Cho on the scoresheet.

In their most recent Champions League matches, Shenhua drew 1-1 at home to Ulsan HD, while Seoul hosted Buriram United and landed a 3-0 victory.

AFC Champions League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
5 FC Seoul logo FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 8:5 9
11 Shanghai S. logo Shanghai S. 6 1 1 4 5 9 -4 5:9 4
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Shanghai Shenhua – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, averaging 2.2 goals from 6.6 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts. Shenhua have had 54.4% possession and 7.3 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.5 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts, while being awarded 4.0 corners.

Xi Wu is the top goalscorer with 4, Hanchao Yu has 3, with Luis Asue and two other players on 2. The top assist makers are Wilson Manafa, Hanchao Yu and Shinichi Chan, all of whom have 2 on the board.

FC Seoul – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

Seoul have 3 victories, 4 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 13.1 attempts, 5.2 shots on goal and 1.7 goals. Gi-Dong Kim's team average 51.3% possession, 4.9 corners in their favour and 2.9 corners against, while 1.9 goals have been conceded from 5.1 shots on goal and 10.1 attempts.

Young-Wook Cho got 5 goals, Jin-Su Kim notched 2, while Marko Dugandzic and two other players scored 1. Jin-Su Kim has been top assists provider with 5 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Shanghai Shenhua confirmed lineup (4-3-1-2): Qinghao Xue (GK), Wilson Manafa, Shenglong Jiang, Chenjie Zhu, Zexiang Yang, Tianyi Gao, Ke Li, Xi Wu, Joao Carlos Teixeira, Luis Asue, Chengyu Liu.

FC Seoul confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Hyeon-Mu Kang (GK), Jun Choi, Seong-Hun Park, Yazan Abu Al-Arab, Jin-Su Kim, Jae-Moon Ryu, Do-Yoon Hwang, Anderson Oliveira, Jesse Lingard, Lucas Rodrigues, Marko Dugandzic.

Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the key Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul betting angles, showcasing our expert match prediction, correct score selection and a bet builder tailored for the best value.

Match Prediction

Shanghai Shenhua are priced at +123 to secure a victory and we think these odds look too big. We’re expecting the hosts to land a Champions League win and a nice potential return could be on the cards.

Understanding the injured players situation proves useful when assembling football picks. Once we’ve also considered the form guide, we use the latest stats and provide Champions League betting predictions.

Key Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul Champions League & league stats:

  • Shenhua have won 13 of their last 20 games at home.
  • Shenhua have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
Shenhua to Win Probability

According to the top betting sites, our pick has a 44.8% chance of landing a return. However, we have this number closer to 50% based on our in-depth research. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Shenhua +123
Total Goals Under 2.5 +120
Both Team To Score No +135

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Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Make Shenhua Most Likely Winners

FC Seoul are forecasted to have a 49% chance of triumphing in this Champions League encounter according to the bookmakers. It leads to their latest betting odds being +105. If you’re searching for a different slant, Shanghai Shenhua are available at +205.

There are various ways to back Seoul and one option is the Asian Handicap -0.25. There’s -128 currently available that they beat Shenhua and there’s half a stake refund if the scoreline ends level.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -189.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Shanghai Shenhua logo Shanghai Shenhua Stats
FC Seoul logo FC Seoul Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Shanghai Shenhua vs FC Seoul Lineups & Team News

Before placing any bets on Shenhua vs Seoul, check the team news first. We’ll share the most up-to-date confirmed Champions League lineups and injury information.

Shanghai Shenhua Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

FC Seoul Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Shanghai Shenhua Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

1 Qinghao Xue
13 Wilson Manafa 4 Shenglong Jiang 5 Chenjie Zhu 16 Zexiang Yang
17 Tianyi Gao 23 Ke Li 15 Xi Wu
10 Joao Carlos Teixeira
19 Luis Asue 34 Chengyu Liu
31 Hyeon-Mu Kang
16 Jun Choi 40 Seong-Hun Park 5 Yazan Abu Al-Arab 22 Jin-Su Kim
29 Jae-Moon Ryu 41 Do-Yoon Hwang
70 Anderson Oliveira 10 Jesse Lingard 77 Lucas Rodrigues
45 Marko Dugandzic

FC Seoul Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Shanghai Shenhua Substitutes

  • 2Shilong Wang
  • 3Shunkai Jin
  • 6Ibrahim Amadou
  • 7Haoyang Xu
  • 9Andre Luis
  • 11Saulo Mineiro
  • 27Shinichi Chan
  • 30Yaxiong Bao
  • 32Aidi Fulangxisi
  • 33Haijian Wang
  • 43Haoyu Yang
  • 45Jiawen Han

FC Seoul Substitutes

  • 7Seung-Won Jung
  • 8Seung-Mo Lee
  • 9Young-Wook Cho
  • 11Seong-Hoon Cheon
  • 18Tae-Wook Jeong
  • 20Han-Do Lee
  • 21Cheol-Won Choi
  • 27Seon-Min Moon
  • 33Hyun-Seo Bae
  • 36Ji-Won Kim
  • 63Soo-Il Park
  • 88Jang Han-Gyeol Park

Previous Shanghai Shenhua Lineups

17 Oct Super League
Qingdao WC 1-2 Shanghai S.
01 Oct AFC Champions League
Shanghai S. 1-1 Ulsan HD
26 Sep Super League
Shanghai S. 6-1 Meizhou
21 Sep Super League
Shanghai S. 1-1 Chengdu
16 Sep AFC Champions League
Gangwon 2-1 Shanghai S.
12 Sep Super League
Shanghai S. 3-3 Shandong

Previous FC Seoul Lineups

18 Oct K League 1
FC Seoul 1-2 Pohang Steelers
05 Oct K League 1
Suwon 1-1 FC Seoul
30 Sep AFC Champions League
FC Seoul 3-0 Buriram United
27 Sep K League 1
FC Seoul 1-1 Jeonbuk
21 Sep K League 1
FC Seoul 3-0 Gwangju
16 Sep AFC Champions League
Machida Zelvia 1-1 FC Seoul
Team Squads

Shanghai Shenhua Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Leonid Slutsky

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Joao Carlos Teixeira 10 M 2 159 2 0 1 0 0 0
Chengyu Liu 34 F 2 142 2 0 0 0 0 0
Chenjie Zhu 5 D 2 135 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tianyi Gao 17 M 2 133 2 0 0 1 0 0
Haoyang Xu 7 M 2 116 1 1 0 0 0 0

FC Seoul Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Gi-Dong Kim

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Jun Choi 16 D 2 180 2 0 1 0 0 0
Cheol-Won Choi 21 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Lingard 10 M 2 174 2 0 0 2 0 0
Seong-Hun Park 40 D 2 172 2 0 0 0 0 0
Soo-Il Park 63 M 2 164 2 0 0 0 0 0
AFC FlagChampions League Table
AFC Champions League Elite East
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 6 4 1 1 12:6 13
2 Machida Zelvia 6 3 2 1 10:5 11
3 Sanfrecce H. 6 3 2 1 6:3 11
4 Melb City 6 3 1 2 7:6 10
5 FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8:5 9
6 JDT 6 2 2 2 6:5 8
7 Buriram United 6 2 2 2 7:8 8
8 Ulsan HD 6 2 2 2 5:6 8
9 Gangwon 6 2 1 3 9:11 7
10 Chengdu 6 1 3 2 5:7 6
11 Shanghai S. 6 1 1 4 5:9 4
12 Shanghai Port 6 0 2 4 2:11 2
AFC Champions League Elite West
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Al-Hilal 5 5 0 0 14:5 15
2 Al-Wahda 5 4 1 0 10:4 13
3 Tractor 5 3 2 0 8:1 11
4 Al-Ahli 5 3 1 1 12:6 10
5 Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 5 3 1 1 9:6 10
6 Al-Duhail SC 5 2 1 2 12:10 7
7 Sharjah 5 2 1 2 6:12 7
8 Al-Ittihad 5 2 0 3 10:8 6
9 Al-Gharafa 5 1 0 4 6:12 3
10 Al-Sadd 5 0 2 3 5:10 2
11 Al Shorta 5 0 1 4 2:12 1
12 Nasaf Qarshi 5 0 0 5 6:14 0
China FlagSuper League Table
Super League 2025
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Shanghai Port 30 20 6 4 72:44 66
2 Shanghai S. 30 19 7 4 67:35 64
3 Chengdu 30 17 9 4 60:28 60
4 Beijing 30 17 6 7 69:46 57
5 Shandong 30 15 8 7 69:46 53
6 Tianjin 30 12 8 10 40:41 44
7 Zhejiang 30 10 12 8 60:51 42
8 Yunnan Yukun 30 11 9 10 47:52 42
9 Qingdao WC 30 10 10 10 39:43 40
10 Henan 30 10 7 13 52:48 37
11 Dalian Yingbo 30 9 9 12 30:45 36
12 Shenzhen 30 8 3 19 35:59 27
13 Wuhan 30 6 7 17 34:62 25
14 Qingdao Hainiu 30 5 10 15 35:48 25
15 Meizhou 30 5 6 19 36:71 21
16 Changchun 30 4 7 19 26:52 19
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Shanghai S. 15 10 4 1 39:19 34
2 Shandong 15 10 3 2 36:15 33
3 Chengdu 15 10 3 2 27:10 33
4 Beijing 15 10 2 3 38:20 32
5 Shanghai Port 15 9 4 2 34:18 31
6 Tianjin 15 8 4 3 22:15 28
7 Yunnan Yukun 15 8 4 3 26:22 28
8 Zhejiang 15 6 8 1 34:24 26
9 Dalian Yingbo 15 8 2 5 15:14 26
10 Qingdao WC 15 6 5 4 21:21 23
11 Henan 15 6 4 5 32:25 22
12 Shenzhen 15 6 2 7 27:25 20
13 Qingdao Hainiu 15 4 6 5 22:20 18
14 Wuhan 15 4 5 6 22:31 17
15 Meizhou 15 4 2 9 23:36 14
16 Changchun 15 3 4 8 14:24 13
South Korea FlagK League 1 Table
K League 1 2025
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Gwangju 38 15 9 14 40:41 54
2 Anyang 38 14 7 17 49:47 49
3 Ulsan HD 38 11 11 16 42:50 44
4 Suwon 38 11 9 18 51:58 42
5 Jeju 38 10 9 19 40:53 39
6 Daegu 38 7 13 18 47:67 34
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Anyang 19 8 4 7 29:22 28
2 Gwangju 19 8 4 7 23:20 28
3 Ulsan HD 19 7 5 7 23:20 26
4 Suwon 19 7 5 7 27:25 26
5 Jeju 18 6 4 8 22:24 22
6 Daegu 18 5 6 7 24:26 21