Surging squads Hebei China Fortune FC (8-2-2, 26 points) and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC (4-2-6, 18 points) will take on each other at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium on June 15, Wednesday as the 2016 Chinese Super League season continues.

Hebei China Fortune, last season's China League One runners-up and newly-promoted this term, had overtaken powerhouse clubs Jiangsu Suning and Shanghai SIPG after climbing to the second spot of the league table. The team is presently on a four-game winning run and had already accumulated eight wins in 12 rounds of competitions.

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In their last match, the Samba Kings edged out reeling team Shandong Luneng FC, 2-1, also at their home field of Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Sunday, Cri English reported.

Local striker Jiang Ning opened the scoring at the 19th minute off an assist by Ivorian import Gervinho before Shandong forward Yang Xu equalized it at the 37th from a pass by Argentine midfielder Walter Montillo.

Cameroonian winger Stephane M'Bia then scored the winning goal at the 70th coming from a cross by team captain Du Wei to seal the game for Hebei.

Meanwhile, Shanghai Shenhua settled to a 1-1 draw with contending squad Henan Jianye FC on the road at the Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium last Saturday, as per Soccerway.

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba scored the first goal for Shenhua right at the fifth minute of the match. Filipino forward Javier Patiño leveled the count at the 27th from a pass by Brazilian Ivo as the two teams went scoreless after that.

The tie was Shanghai's second straight as they are currently on a five-game unbeaten run to move to seventh place in the current league table.

The predicted result is another 2-1 decision for Hebei China Fortune.

Hebei China Fortune starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Yang; Liao, Jin, Du, Ding; M'Bia, Li; Gervinho, Jiang, Kakuta; Dong

Shanghai Shenhua starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Li S.; Xiong, Kim, Li B., Bo; Guarin, Qin; Lu, Wang, Cao; Ba

TagsChina Football, Chinese Super League, Chinese Super League 2016, Hebei China Fortune FC, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC