Middling club Tianjin Teda FC (3-2-4, 13 points) will look to extend their three-game unbeaten run against the still undefeated Jiangsu Suning FC (6-0-3, 21 points) as they meet each other in a 2016 Chinese Super League match at the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium on May 21, Saturday.

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Tianjin Teda is at the seventh spot in the overall standings, tied on points with sixth-placed team Shanghai Greenland Shenhua but has a lower goal difference of -5 as compared to the latter's +5. The team is four points below Shanghai SIPG, who owns third place and the final Champions League qualifying slot.

The Tianjin Tigers are coming off a 0-0 tie with contending squad Henan Jianye FC in a road game held at the Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium last Saturday, as per Sofa Score.

The draw halted the two-game winning run of head coach Dragan Okuka's boys but it extended their unbeaten streak to three games.

Okuka utilized all four spots for his imports in the starting lineup, namely Mbaye Diagne, Fredy Montero, Aleksandar Jovanovic, and Zainadine Junior. His fifth international, Brazilian midfielder Wagner, substituted for Montero with five minutes left before full time.

Meanwhile, powerhouse squad Jiangsu Suning also settled for a goalless draw in the previous round, this time against lowly team Shijiazhuang Ever Bright at their home field of Nanjing Olympic Sports Center also last Saturday, via Soccerway.

While Jiangsu remained undefeated in the current term, the draw snapped their two-game winning run as they patterned two straight wins and a draw for every three matches in nine games so far this season.

Even with the tie, head coach Dan Petrescu's side stayed at the no. 2 spot of the league table, only three points behind league leaders and defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande.

The predicted result is a close 1-0 road victory for Jiangsu Suning.

Tianjin Teda starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Yang; Bai, Jovanovic, Junior, Nie; Hu, Zhou, Cao, Hui; Montero, Diagne

Jiangsu Suning starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Gu; Zhou, Sainsbury, Li, Ren; Zhang, Ramires; Ji, Sammir, Yang; Jô

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