Yunnan Yukun vs Henan Songshan Longmen Prediction 03.07.2026 | Super League

Yunnan Yukun have adapted impressively to the demands of top-flight football during their second campaign in the elite, establishing themselves as one of the league's surprise packages by climbing to an excellent fifth place with 21 points collected from their 16 matches, although they remain just six points adrift of the continental qualification spots.

Despite building their success around an expansive and attack-minded style of play that has already yielded an impressive 29 league goals, Jordi Vinyals' side have struggled to translate their attacking quality into consistent results in recent weeks, with a disappointing 4-2 defeat away to Qingdao Hainiu extending their winless run to four consecutive league matches.

The only real highlight during that difficult spell arrived in the Chinese FA Cup, where they comfortably brushed aside second-tier outfit Suzhou Dongwu with a convincing 4-2 victory, but if they are to reignite their league campaign, significant defensive improvements will be required after shipping 10 goals across their previous four top-flight fixtures, a worrying trend that continues to undermine their otherwise impressive attacking performances.

Although the Orange outfit have no injury concerns to contend with ahead of this contest, they will be forced into at least one alteration, as 29-year-old forward Zichang Huang is unavailable after accumulating his fourth yellow card of the season, meaning he must serve a one-match suspension.

Meanwhile, Henan Songshan Longmen make the trip southwest with a far more optimistic outlook than the one that surrounded the club during the opening months of the campaign, having successfully rediscovered both confidence and consistency after a difficult start that had left them firmly entrenched in the battle for survival.

Following a deeply concerning spell that saw them languishing dangerously close to the relegation zone, the Red Devils have engineered an impressive turnaround under Daniel Ramos, climbing to 13th place in the standings with a modest return of 15 points thanks to a much-improved run of performances that has significantly eased the pressure surrounding the squad.

However, despite putting together an excellent sequence of three consecutive league victories within the space of eight days between May 15 and May 23, Henan have since slipped back into old habits by suffering back-to-back 2-1 defeats against Zhejiang Professional and Shanghai Port, although they still maintain a healthy seven-point cushion above the relegation places and remain in a considerably stronger position than they were only a few weeks ago.

The visitors will be without experienced forward Yihao Zhong for Saturday's trip to Yunnan Yukun after the winger accumulated his fourth yellow card of the season, meaning Dalun Zheng is expected to step into the starting lineup on the left flank as Henan look to return to winning ways.