Ahal and Foolad spectators can't wait for AFC Champions League clash

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (62345 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Ahal and Foolad are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group 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 Ahal and Foolad.

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Ahal form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 7 Ýokary Liga games here at King Abdullah Sports City for Ahal. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Ahal's previous game was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 versus Foolad (in AFC Champions League). Geldiyew, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Geldiyew won 3 of 7 duels.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Ahal's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Ahal have conceded only 6 goals.

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Foolad form and stats

Foolad's mission in AFC Champions League last season failed in the group stage.

The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Foolad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Shahabeddin Gordan. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.

Two travels in a row for Foolad, whose boss Nekounam could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Ahal. Coulibaly, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.74. Coulibaly won 5 of 6 duels.

The attacking power of Foolad when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the contenders played each other earlier this campaign; Ahal - Foolad 0-1. The ref got to use his red card when these teams last played each other, and the recipient was Nurmuradov (Ahal). H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Ahal zero wins, zero draws and Foolad two victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels.

Top Goalscorers

FooladL. Pereira Mendes
L. Pereira Mendes
9 goals
FooladA. Patosi
A. Patosi
3 goals
FooladA. Rezavand
A. Rezavand
3 goals

Ahal missing players

Foolad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ahal Foolad
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
12 7   Won W   5 11
6 2   Drew D   5 10
7 4   Lost L   3 4
45 25   Scored S   12 25
27 14   Conceded C   9 13
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 84%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 52%
56% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   15% 16%
36% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 0%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
64% 69%   BTTS BTTS   46% 36%
24% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 56%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   23% 24%
 
4.5 6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.1
3.9 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 3.1
2.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   5.3 7
4.2 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.1 2.4
32% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 36%
 
11.4 8   Shots against (avg) S A   6.9 5.7
4.6 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.8 1.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Foolad 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
2 Al Gharafa 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
3 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
4 Ahal 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Altyn Asyr 14 11 1 2 28 15 7 6 0 1 14 5 7 5 1 1 14 10 13 34
2 Ahal 14 8 5 1 25 11 7 5 1 1 16 6 7 3 4 0 9 5 14 29
3 Köpetdag Aşgabat 14 5 6 3 22 18 7 2 4 1 11 8 7 3 2 2 11 10 4 21
4 Sagadam 14 6 3 5 23 20 7 4 1 2 16 9 7 2 2 3 7 11 3 21
5 Merw 14 4 5 5 23 21 7 2 4 1 13 8 7 2 1 4 10 13 2 17
6 Asgabat 14 3 4 7 19 24 7 3 1 3 15 9 7 0 3 4 4 15 -5 13
7 Balkan 14 3 4 7 8 15 7 2 2 3 6 6 7 1 2 4 2 9 -7 13
8 Energetik 14 1 2 11 9 33 7 1 2 4 6 9 7 0 0 7 3 24 -24 5
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Esteghlal 24 16 8 0 33 8 12 9 3 0 12 3 12 7 5 0 21 5 25 56
2 Persepolis 24 14 8 2 33 17 12 9 3 0 18 7 12 5 5 2 15 10 16 50
3 Sepahan 24 13 6 5 35 15 12 7 3 2 15 5 12 6 3 3 20 10 20 45
4 Foolad 24 10 8 6 22 18 12 6 4 2 13 8 12 4 4 4 9 10 4 38
5 Mes Rafsanjan 24 9 8 7 31 22 12 5 5 2 16 8 12 4 3 5 15 14 9 35
6 Gol Gohar 24 8 11 5 25 24 12 4 5 3 16 16 12 4 6 2 9 8 1 35
7 Paykan 24 7 12 5 22 19 12 2 5 5 8 12 12 5 7 0 14 7 3 33
8 Sanat Naft 24 8 7 9 19 22 12 5 4 3 13 10 12 3 3 6 6 12 -3 31
9 Zob Ahan 24 9 4 11 17 20 12 4 1 7 9 12 12 5 3 4 8 8 -3 31
10 Aluminium Arak 24 6 12 6 16 18 12 5 5 2 11 6 12 1 7 4 5 12 -2 30
11 Havadar 24 6 10 8 13 15 12 2 7 3 6 7 12 4 3 5 7 8 -2 28
12 Nassaji Mazandaran 24 5 12 7 21 27 12 3 4 5 11 16 12 2 8 2 10 11 -6 27
13 Tractor Sazi 24 4 8 12 17 25 12 4 3 5 12 11 12 0 5 7 5 14 -8 20
14 Naft Masjed Soleyman 24 3 8 13 10 29 12 1 4 7 5 15 12 2 4 6 5 14 -19 17
15 Fajr Sepasi 24 2 10 12 8 22 12 0 9 3 5 9 12 2 1 9 3 13 -14 16
16 Padideh Khorasan 24 2 8 14 14 35 12 0 5 7 5 16 12 2 3 7 9 19 -21 14

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 Foolad 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
2 Al Gharafa 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
3 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
4 Ahal 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 1

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