Harbour defends half course champion! For the first time in team history, there is a 7 percent probability of finally winning the championship, and the decisive battle will be held 60 days later

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2024-06-18 21:40Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

After defeating Meizhou Hakka, Shanghai Port successfully defended the Chinese Super League half-course championship, and won the half-course championship for the first time in team history for two consecutive seasons. Unlike last season, Harbour deserved to win the championship this time.

Harbour defends half course champion! For the first time in team history, there is a 7 percent probability of finally winning the championship, and the decisive battle will be held 60 days later

Defending halfway champion

In the 2023 season, Harbour won 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the first half of the season, winning the halfway championship by 3 points, with Shenhua ranking second. At that time, Harbour scored 25 goals and conceded 12 goals in 15 rounds, while Shenhua scored 17 goals and conceded 9 goals.

However, Javier's conservative tactics and use of personnel have made fans unhappy. In the 15th round, the home team was forced to draw by the Dalian people at the bottom, and the Harbour fans shouted for Javier to get out of class.

Despite winning the Chinese Super League title, Javier was sacked by the club at the end of the season, and Muscat's coaching fully activated the harbor. In the first 14 games of the season, Harbour scored 46 goals and conceded 14, 21 more than last season.

Starting with a 5-0 win over Manatee on May 1, Harbour has won eight consecutive victories, setting a record for consecutive wins in team history. At the same time, Harbour have scored 30 goals in these eight games, scoring at least five goals in four consecutive games to set a new record in the Chinese Super League.

With an outstanding performance of eight consecutive wins, Harbour was able to beat Shenhua by two points in the standings and defend the Super League halfway championship. This is also the second consecutive season that Haigang and Shenhua have won the top two places in the first half of the standings.

In the first half of the season, Harbour were not only the team with the most points, but also the team with the most goals, scoring 15 more than Rongcheng, who scored the second most goals.

Up to 72% chance of winning the championship

From the 2004 season to the 2020 season, the Chinese Super League has produced a total of 17 half-way champions. Among them, 13 half-marathon champions have finally won the championship, only 2007 (half-marathon champion Shandong Taishan, champion Changchun Yatai), 2008 (half-marathon champion Shaanxi Chanba, champion Shandong Taishan), 2018 (half-marathon champion Beijing Guoan, champion Shanghai Port), 2019 (half-marathon champion Beijing Guoan, champion Guangzhou Evergrande) four seasons, half-marathon champions did not finally win the championship.

Since the 2020 season, due to the Chinese Super League's adoption of a segmented competition system and a meeting system, the half-way championship has lost its meaning. In the 2023 season, the Chinese Super League will resume the home-and-away format, with Shanghai Port winning the half-way championship and the Chinese Super League championship.

Of the 18 half-way titles that have emerged so far, 13 teams have won the championship, a 72 per cent winning rate, meaning that Harbour are likely to defend their Super League title for the first time in their history.

However, unlike last season, Harbour will continue to face Shenhua's challenge in the second half of the season. In fact, Shenhua have also performed quite well this season, going unbeaten in the first half of the season for the first time in team history, only to be overtaken by Harbour on goal difference.

Harbour and Shenhua are in the top two of the standings, which also allows the two teams to lead the standings in the middle of the season for two consecutive seasons. If the two teams maintain this form, then Shenhua's home game against Harbour on August 17 will become a life-and-death battle for the championship of the Chinese Super League this season, and whoever can win this game will be in the leading position in the championship battle.

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