Guangzhou R and F vs Guangzhou Evergrande Predictions

• Evergrande won each of their last two derbies against R and F to nil.
• R and F lost their opening day fixture 3-0 at Shenzhen.
• Evergrande kept 14 clean sheets in 30 Super League fixtures last season.

Champions to triumph in derby contest

After starting their Super League title defence in impressive fashion with a 2-0 win at home to Shanghai Shenhua last weekend, Guangzhou Evergrande will be targeting another statement performance this week against local rivals and derby opponents R and F.

An opening day brace from Wei Shihao helped the champions on their way to three points against Shenhua, though former Italian international defender and Evergrande manager Fabio Cannavaro would have been just as pleased at the clean sheet his team secured at the opposite end.

Evergrande finished their 2019 title winning campaign with the Super League’s best defensive record keeping 14 clean sheets in 30 matches overall, and they have a chance to start their defence with successive shutouts at local antagonists R and F this week.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men looked all over the place when they were beaten 3-0 at Shenzhen on match-day one, conceding two penalties and an own goal in their disastrous opening salvo.

Evergrande, who won each of the last two Guangzhou derbies to nil, should prove far too slick a unit for an R and F side lacking confidence, and with their defensive strength considered, the win to nil market looks excellent value at the prices available, while our correct score prediction points towards another 2-0 win for the champions.