International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Ahli and Al Shorta are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
The hosts Al Ahli saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Pro League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Nassr.
It's quite the trip for Al Shorta when visiting Al Ahli as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Al Ahli form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Al Hilal.Al Ahli are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at King Abdullah Sports City. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. On the other hand, in the AFC Champions League, Al Ahli has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Al Ahli shared the glory with Al Nassr in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that match was a Pro League defeat to Al Fateh (0-1).
A disappointing finish for Al Ahli in their match versus Al Nassr as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Al Feiha in only four days. This game is also played here at King Abdullah Sports City.
The Al Ahli manager Mazen Bahkali has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Al Ahli have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Al Shorta form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. Al Shorta has drawn their two previous away games.
Al Shorta go into this game after a win, the home game against Baghdad that ended 3-1.
After this away game Al Shorta return home for a Iraqi League game against Al Minaa Basra. That game is only four sleeps after this.
3 goals so far away for Al Shorta, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
O. Al Somah 12 goals | ![]() J. Tavares Semedo 8 goals | ![]() A. Hindi 3 goals |
Al Ahli missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al Ahli | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.1 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 328 | 178 | Total Shots | T S | 58 | 147 | ||
| 152 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 60 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 35% | ||
| 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 Ahli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | Al Hilal | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Raed | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 6 | Al Taawon | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Al Faisaly | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Al Feiha | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Abha | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Al Ittifaq | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -15 | 14 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -21 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Naft | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Hudod | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Erbil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Minaa Basra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Shorta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Al Talaba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 12 | Baghdad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |