Match: EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Fixture: China vs Hong Kong, China
Local Kick-off Time: 16:00 KST, July 15, 2025
Venue: Yongin Stadium (Yongin, South Korea)
Team Strength Summary:
China have shown inconsistent form recently, losing 0-3 to South Korea in the East Asian Cup with an overall sluggish performance. Their offensive efficiency needs improvement, and there are vulnerabilities in defense. However, the team boasts rich international experience and a deep player pool, remaining a force to be reckoned with. The Chinese national team focuses more on balanced attack and defense, prioritizing proactive offense, commonly using 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 formations.
Hong Kong, China suffered a heavy 1-6 defeat to Japan in the first round of the East Asian Cup, exposing numerous defensive issues. They have only won 1 of their last 10 games, with limited overall competitiveness. However, the addition of naturalized players in recent years has enhanced their attacking power and defensive resilience. Hong Kong, China adopt a relatively pragmatic tactical style, focusing more on counter-attacking, often using 5-4-1 or 4 5-1 formations.
Handicap Prediction:
Hong Kong, China +1 (Asian Handicap)
Draw + Away Win (European Odds)
Predicted Scores: 1-1, 0-1, 0-0
Changes in Betting Data:
Major Asian bookmakers have set the line for this match at China -1; in European Odds, the average initial odds from major bookmakers are 1.46-3.8-6.68. The market is generally favoring China. However, referring to China’s failure to score in the first two East Asian Cup matches while Hong Kong, China at least achieved something in attack, the overall strength gap is not that large. In terms of data changes, the odds for Hong Kong, China in Asian Handicap have been declining, with returns decreasing, which indicates that people still have some caution toward China.
Predicted Goals: 0, 1, 2
Changes in Betting Data (Goals):
Centered on major Asian bookmakers, the over/under line for this match is 2.5 goals. Based on the current attacking performance of both teams, China’s goalscoring ability is not strong, while Hong Kong, China focuses on total football. The odds for the under have dropped to 0.77, and the extremely low odds suggest that this match will be a dull one.
