Wuhan Three Towns vs Shanghai Shenhua Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 18 October 2026
🔊 Wuhan Three Towns need wins: with three rounds of the Chinese Super League season remaining, they are four points behind the safety of 14th place. What makes their situation harder is that draws have been their most common result this season - 12 times in 27 rounds. First up in this run of three matches is Shanghai Shenhua, who have the best attack in the league with 59 goals. That said, the visitors have conceded exactly as many as the hosts - 47. Wuhan cannot afford to wait any longer for their first home win since July.
Head-to-Head
Shanghai Shenhua and Wuhan Three Towns drew 2-2 in their most recent head-to-head meeting. The hosts led 2-1 at half-time, but Wuhan Three Towns equalised. The visitors had more shots - 20 to 15 - including 8 to 4 on target.
In nine official meetings, Shanghai Shenhua have won four times against Wuhan Three Towns' two. Three matches ended in draws. The goal difference also favours Shanghai Shenhua - 16:11.
Head-to-head statistics Wuhan Three Towns - Shanghai Shenhua
Wuhan Three Towns Team Overview
Wuhan Three Towns' last match was away at Liaoning Huyue, a Super League fixture that ended 1-1. The visitors had more possession but were outshot 10-16, and managed just two shots on target.
Wuhan's biggest problem has been late goals. In September, at home against Henan Jianye, Wuhan were leading after a penalty but conceded an equaliser from a header in stoppage time. In early October, the club's sporting director Deng Zhuoxiang took charge of the team for the third time, but the habit of dropping points late on remained. Away at Liaoning Huwing, their nearest rivals in the relegation battle, Deng's side conceded with five minutes to go - a long-range effort from a set piece. This time Wuhan did equalise: a substitute scored almost immediately after coming on - 1-1. But the gap with Liaoning did not close.
Match Results: Wuhan Three Towns
Shanghai Shenhua Team Overview
Shanghai Shenhua's last match ended in a goalless draw away to Svay Rieng in the AFC Champions League Two. The hosts had a clear edge in shots - 20 to 7 - but couldn't find the net.
Eighth-placed Shanghai Shenhua showed both extremes of their range within the space of a week. On 10 October, Vladan Milojević's side thrashed Yunnan Yukun 7-1, with Brazilian Rafael Ratan completing a hat-trick. Five days later, in the AFC Champions League Two, the Shanghai side barely scraped a point in Cambodia. Local side Svay Rieng had 20 shots to seven but failed to score. Milojević rested a number of his first-choice players, yet the match was not without its costs. The only foreign player in the starting line-up went off early with a cut above the eyebrow, and striker Liu Chenyu was substituted before half-time with an injury. The visitors have just three days to travel and prepare for the match in Wuhan.
Match Results: Shanghai Shenhua
Prediction for the 1st half
First Half Prediction
Wuhan Three Towns have conceded in the first half in 6 of the last 7 head-to-head meetings with Shanghai Shenhua - conceding before the break is almost a given in this fixture. Shenhua's attack has also been in good form lately, scoring 24 goals in their last ten matches. We expect Shenhua to score in the first half. The pick is Shanghai Shenhua to Score in the First Half.
Total Goals Prediction
Five or more goals in head-to-head matches between Wuhan Three Towns and Shanghai Shenhua has happened only once in their last seven meetings. The pick is Total Goals - Under 4.5.
Correct Score Prediction
According to the algorithm's calculations, the most likely outcomes for this match are: 1-1 (10.49%), 0-1 (9.16%) and 1-0 (8.15%). Of these three, the 1-1 draw has the highest probability.
⭐ Editorial Prediction
Only one of the last eight visiting sides has taken a win from Wuhan Three Towns in the Super League. The hosts have scored in 9 of their last 10 league matches at home. Shanghai Shenhua's defence is unlikely to cause them problems either: across an 18-match Super League run, it has kept a clean sheet just once. The visitors will get on the scoresheet, but after travelling to Cambodia for the AFC Champions League 2 they may not have enough in the tank to win. The bet is Wuhan Three Towns not to lose. Predicted score: 2-2.
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