Buriram United will host Shanghai Shenhua at the Chang Arena on Tuesday in the final round of the league phase of the 2025-26 AFC Champions League campaign. The hosts have all but confirmed their place in the knockout rounds, but will need to pick up a point this week to avoid any late surprises.
Buriram secured a narrow 1-0 win over Chinese outfit Chengdu Rongcheng in their last continental outing, moving three points clear in the knockout qualifying spots with only one game to go. The Thai giants have only suffered losses to FC Seoul and Melbourne City in their seven league-phase games so far, but risk slipping out of the top eight, and consequently out of the tournament, by the end of this matchday should they fall to defeat at home this midweek.
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Shanghai Shenhua, on the other hand, have been eliminated from the Champions League Elite, having collected just four points from an obtainable 21 points, leaving them second-from-bottom in the East region. The Chinese side produced an underwhelming display in their 2-0 home defeat against Japanese side Machida Zelvia last time out, extending their recent struggles to just one win from five games.
Buriram United vs Shanghai Shenhua Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Wednesday’s fixture will mark the first-ever meeting between these two sides.
- Buriram have faced Chinese opponents on 19 previous occasions, winning eight, drawing four, and losing seven times.
- Shenhua have won one and lost two of their three meetings with teams from Thailand.
- The hosts have scored and conceded the same number of goals (8) across seven AFC Champions League Elite games played this season.
- The visitors have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five competitive games.
Buriram United vs Shanghai Shenhua Prediction
The Thunder Castle are favorites to get the win thanks to their home advantage and better form, and will only need to avoid complacency to get a result.
The Flower of Shanghai head into the midweek clash on a three-game losing run in competitive action, failing to score any goals in that period, and will need something special to snap that streak in Thailand on Tuesday.
Prediction: Buriram United 2-1 Shanghai Shenhua
Buriram United vs Shanghai Shenhua Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Buriram United to win
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Six of the hosts’ last eight games have featured more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Buriram to score first: Yes (The home side have opened the scoring in five of their last six outings)
Edited by Peter P
