SHANGHAI SIPG vs Chengdu Better City prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.44Market probability 65%Final score 3–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

SHANGHAI SIPG host Chengdu Better City in the Super League (China) on 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 65% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: SHANGHAI SIPG 3–0 Chengdu Better City.

Going into the match, SHANGHAI SIPG had won 7, drawn 3 and lost 0 of their last 10 matches, scoring 24 and conceding 13. Chengdu Better City had won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 16 scored and 17 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of SHANGHAI SIPG's last 10 and 7 of Chengdu Better City's last 10; 6 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home SHANGHAI SIPG averaged 1.33 goals scored and 0.92 conceded across 12 matches; away from home Chengdu Better City averaged 1.71 scored and 1.14 conceded across 14.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.89 goals from SHANGHAI SIPG and 1.12 from Chengdu Better City. From that it rates a home win at 54%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 21%, against 46%, 24% and 30% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 58%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between SHANGHAI SIPG (green) and Chengdu Better City (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form61% – 39%

Attack47% – 53%

Defence69% – 31%

Head-to-head40% – 60%

Goals38% – 63%

Overall strength50% – 49%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
SHANGHAI SIPG	DWWDW	2.40	1.30	70%	60%
Chengdu Better City	LDWLW	1.60	1.70	70%	50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

19 May 2026 · Chengdu Better City 0–1 SHANGHAI SIPG

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	76%	1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	74%	1.25
BTTS Yes	65%	1.44
Over 2.5 Goals	64%	1.48
Under 3.5 Goals	56%	1.67
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	56%	1.67
Over 9.5 Corners	54%	1.73
SHANGHAI SIPG Win	47%	2.00

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.