Wuhan Three Towns vs Shanghai Shenhua prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.33Market probability 71%Final score 1–3

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

Match preview

Wuhan Three Towns host Shanghai Shenhua in the Super League (China) on 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.33, which the bookmaker market rated at about 71% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Wuhan Three Towns 1–3 Shanghai Shenhua.

Going into the match, Wuhan Three Towns had won 2, drawn 6 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 14. Shanghai Shenhua had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 23 scored and 15 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Wuhan Three Towns's last 10 and 6 of Shanghai Shenhua's last 10; 4 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Wuhan Three Towns averaged 1.25 goals scored and 1.17 conceded across 12 matches; away from home Shanghai Shenhua averaged 1.69 scored and 1.46 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.61 goals from Wuhan Three Towns and 1.94 from Shanghai Shenhua. From that it rates a home win at 31%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 45%, against 33%, 24% and 43% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 69%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Wuhan Three Towns (green) and Shanghai Shenhua (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form40% – 60%

Attack37% – 63%

Defence57% – 43%

Head-to-head29% – 71%

Goals29% – 71%

Overall strength39% – 60%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Wuhan Three Towns	DLDDW	1.50	1.40	80%	40%
Shanghai Shenhua	DWDWW	2.30	1.50	60%	70%

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

Recent meetings

20 May 2026 · Shanghai Shenhua 2–2 Wuhan Three Towns

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 12	76%	1.25
BTTS Yes	71%	1.33
BTTS 1st Half - No	69%	1.36
Under 10.5 Corners	54%	1.73
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	51%	1.80
Shanghai Shenhua Win	42%	2.15
Shanghai Shenhua HT & FT	28%	3.40
1-1	11%	9.00

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