Foshan Nanshi vs Guangxi Hengchen Prediction & Betting Tips (7 October)

Foshan Nanshi host Guangxi Hengchen at the Nanhai Sports Center on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, in a China League One Round 25 clash that matters enormously at both ends of the table. Bottom-placed Foshan Nanshi sit 16th with just 13 points from 24 matches (2 wins, 7 draws, 15 defeats), are already deep in relegation trouble, and are fighting to climb off the foot of the standings under new head coach Li Yao, who took over in August after Zhang Chiming's resignation. Guangxi Hengchen arrive in Foshan sitting second on 45 points, locked in a fierce promotion battle with Shenzhen Juniors (44) and Nantong Zhiyun (42) as the newly promoted side chases a historic place in the Chinese Super League.

The home side's form is the biggest concern: Foshan Nanshi are winless in 18 league matches since their 3-0 victory at Shenzhen Juniors back on 25 April, a miserable run that includes a 6-0 thrashing at Changchun Yatai and a 1-0 defeat away to Ningbo in July. The reverse fixture this season, played on 30 May in Nanning, finished in a spectacular 3-3 draw — one of the few bright sparks in Foshan's campaign. Guangxi Hengchen, by contrast, have lost only five league games all season, have collected impressive away wins at Shijiazhuang Gongfu (3-0), Ningbo (4-2) and Nanjing City (2-0), and have won three of their last five matches to keep the pressure on leaders Guangdong GZ-Power.

For the 2026/27 season squad, Foshan Nanshi rely heavily on their foreign spine: Serbian attacker Miloš Deletić, Dutch forward Rodney Antwi, Senegalese striker Mame Mor Ndiaye and Hong Kong winger Nicholas Benavides, supported by a young domestic core — but the results have simply not followed since Li Yao replaced Zhang Chiming in the dugout in August. Guangxi Hengchen's squad, masterminded by coach Liu Junwei, blends Congolese forward Noel Mbo, Georgian playmaker Rati Ardazishvili, Madagascan midfielder Loïc Lapoussin and Chinese Taipei international Yu Yao-hsing, a group that has powered the club from the League Two title straight into the promotion race at the second tier.

The European odds reflect the gulf between the two sides: an away win for Guangxi Hengchen is priced at roughly 1.61, the draw at around 4.35, and a Foshan Nanshi home victory as high as 6.25 — implying barely a one-in-six chance for the hosts. With Foshan conceding 49 goals in 24 league games and Guangxi needing the three points to protect their second-place promotion spot, everything points to an away triumph. Our prediction: Foshan Nanshi 1:3 Guangxi Hengc