AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Pakhtakor and Al Quwa Al Jawiya meet at Sharjah Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Pakhtakor and Al Quwa Al Jawiya.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Pakhtakor form and stats
Last season, Pakhtakor's AFC Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals.Perfect Professional Football League season at home so far for Pakhtakor 2 wins from 2 appearances. 0W-4D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the AFC Champions League for Pakhtakor. The Pakhtakor fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Sharjah Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Pakhtakor has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Pakhtakor has won seven games in a row. The Nasaf match was the last time out without a victory.
Before that, Pakhtakor drew at home versus Al Sharjah.
At Sharjah Stadium, Pakhtakor has the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
The visitors are W7-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. Total AFC Champions League statistics for Al Quwa Al Jawiya: 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses. The fact that Jawiya have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Jawiya love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Prior to that match, the Al Quwa Al Jawiya manager A. Od Barcham faced defeat when travelling to Tractor Sazi and losing 0-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Jawiya are hosting Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi League only two days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jawiya as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. Jawiya are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 6 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Quwa Al Jawiya - Pakhtakor 0-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Pakhtakor, one draw and zero wins for Al Quwa Al Jawiya. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Pakhtakor missing players
Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
| Pakhtakor | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 50 | 21 | Scored | S | 10 | 39 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 50% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 43% | ||
| 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 Sharjah | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Pakhtakor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pakhtakor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Sogdiana | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Nasaf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 | Kokand-1912 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Metalourg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | AMGK | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Qizilqum | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Navbahor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Mash'al | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 12 | Andijan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Surkhon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 14 | Turan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Zakho | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Naft | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Baghdad | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Naft Maysan | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 36 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Erbil | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Minaa Basra | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Al Talaba | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 26 |
| 17 | Al Kahrabaa | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Simawa | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Hudod | 28 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 21 |