Istiqlol Dushanbe and Al Sharjah spectators can't wait for AFC Champions League clash

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Wed 27.April
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Fahd International Stadium (25000 seats)

Al Sharjah have traveled here for an interesting AFC Champions League fight against Istiqlol Dushanbe. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Istiqlol Dushanbe form and stats

Last season, Istiqlol Dushanbe's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.

Istiqlol Dushanbe have been outstanding at home so far in the Vysshaya Liga with 13 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.

The supporters are hoping that Istiqlol Dushanbe will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the AFC Champions League fixture against Al Rayyan. Chicherin, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Chicherin won 2 of 4 duels.

Erik lost again

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vysshaya Liga game versus Fayzkand in only three days. This game is also played here at King Fahd International Stadium.

It's goals goals goals for Istiqlol Dushanbe who have scored 44 goals from 14 league home games. Istiqlol have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.

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Al Sharjah form and stats

Al Sharjah was sent out of AFC Champions League in the 8th finals last season.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Uae League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Sharjah delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Al Hilal in their previous game; a AFC Champions League fixture. Midfield player Rashid was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Rashid scored one goal.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Urooba in just three days.

The visiting Al Sharjah have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Al Sharjah have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H game ended Al Sharjah - Istiqlol Dushanbe 2-1, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Al SharjahC. Lucas Fernandes
C. Lucas Fernandes
8 goals
Al SharjahB. Malango Ngita
B. Malango Ngita
6 goals
Al SharjahM. Barbosa Meloni
M. Barbosa Meloni
3 goals

Istiqlol Dushanbe missing players

Al Sharjah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Istiqlol Dushanbe Al Sharjah
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   11 25
17 10   Won W   4 12
2 1   Drew D   4 10
6 3   Lost L   3 3
63 33   Scored S   14 37
15 10   Conceded C   10 22
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   73% 84%
72% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 68%
60% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 48%
36% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 28%
24% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 8%
24% 29%   BTTS BTTS   45% 56%
60% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 40%
24% 21%   Failed to Score F T   36% 20%
 
6.2 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 5
3.9 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.7
1.5 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.6
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.5 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 9.9
5.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.2
42% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 36%
 
10.2 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7 7.4
3.3 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Hilal 5 4 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 8 13
2 Al Rayyan 5 3 1 1 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 10
3 Al Sharjah 5 1 2 2 7 9 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 5
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 5 0 0 5 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 0 3 1 4 -7 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Istiqlol Dushanbe 27 21 5 1 78 9 14 13 1 0 44 4 13 8 4 1 34 5 69 68
2 Khujand 27 17 4 6 52 26 14 12 2 0 35 7 13 5 2 6 17 19 26 55
3 CSKA Pomir 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 7 5 1 22 11 14 5 3 6 15 18 8 44
4 Istaravshan 27 12 6 9 30 25 14 7 3 4 17 12 13 5 3 5 13 13 5 42
5 Khatlon 27 10 6 11 30 33 14 7 3 4 17 14 13 3 3 7 13 19 -3 36
6 Eskhata 27 9 3 15 33 49 14 5 2 7 18 21 13 4 1 8 15 28 -16 30
7 Ravshan 27 7 8 12 27 35 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 2 4 8 11 22 -8 29
8 Fayzkand 27 8 5 14 20 37 13 4 2 7 13 21 14 4 3 7 7 16 -17 29
9 Kuktosh 27 7 5 15 38 58 13 6 3 4 25 19 14 1 2 11 13 39 -20 26
10 Dushanbe-83 27 4 6 17 23 67 13 4 3 6 13 26 14 0 3 11 10 41 -44 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Ain 20 15 4 1 44 16 10 8 2 0 23 8 10 7 2 1 21 8 28 49
2 Al Wahda 21 13 6 2 42 18 10 6 3 1 19 9 11 7 3 1 23 9 24 45
3 Al Jazira 20 13 2 5 35 22 11 10 0 1 24 13 9 3 2 4 11 9 13 41
4 Al Sharjah 20 12 3 5 29 21 10 8 0 2 15 10 10 4 3 3 14 11 8 39
5 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 20 8 6 6 24 24 10 7 1 2 18 13 10 1 5 4 6 11 0 30
6 Al Wasl 21 7 8 6 28 21 10 3 5 2 13 7 11 4 3 4 15 14 7 29
7 Bani Yas 20 8 4 8 27 26 10 5 1 4 15 10 10 3 3 4 12 16 1 28
8 Ajman 21 8 4 9 26 28 11 5 3 3 17 14 10 3 1 6 9 14 -2 28
9 Al Nasr 21 7 5 9 34 30 10 4 2 4 18 11 11 3 3 5 16 19 4 26
10 Al Ittihad Kalba 21 5 9 7 25 29 11 2 6 3 11 14 10 3 3 4 14 15 -4 24
11 Al Khaleej 21 6 3 12 30 40 10 5 1 4 17 11 11 1 2 8 13 29 -10 21
12 Al Dhafra 21 4 6 11 24 31 10 2 4 4 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 17 -7 18
13 Al Urooba 20 1 7 12 19 47 11 1 5 5 13 23 9 0 2 7 6 24 -28 10
14 Emirates 21 2 3 16 16 50 10 1 2 7 7 23 11 1 1 9 9 27 -34 9

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Hilal 5 4 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 8 13
2 Al Rayyan 5 3 1 1 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 10
3 Al Sharjah 5 1 2 2 7 9 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 5
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 5 0 0 5 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 0 3 1 4 -7 0

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