This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Ain at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Sepahan with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The hosts Al Ain saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Uae League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Al Sharjah, was also a home game here at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. The away team is better rested.
It's quite the trip for Sepahan when visiting Al Ain as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Al Ain form and stats
Al Ain was eliminated in the group stage last season in the AFC Champions League.Overall Uae League stats at home this season for Al Ain are 3-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
The spoils were shared in Al Ain's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Sharjah travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Al Ain won a home game hosting Al Wasl (5-0).
Al Ain are traveling soon after this match as the Uae League match at Al Ittihad Kalba awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Al Ain in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Al Ain have conceded 10 goals.
Sepahan form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Sepahan have produced an overall stat of 3-6-1 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Sepahan, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Naft Masjed Soleyman in their previous outing. The Persian Gulf Pro League match ended in a draw 0-0. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Foolad.
Sepahan have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Sepahan as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Al Ain wins - draws - Sepahan wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() F. Laba 15 goals | ![]() K. Soares Ferraz 7 goals | ![]() C. Canedo Corrêa 5 goals |
Al Ain missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Al Ain | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 55 | 25 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 335 | 188 | Total Shots | T S | 103 | 256 | ||
| 133 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 95 | ||
| 41% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Sharjah | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Dhafra | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Nasr | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | Bani Yas | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Ajman | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hatta | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Al Fujairah | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Khaleej | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 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 | Persepolis | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Saipa | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Paykan | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -22 | 13 |