AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Al Duhail and Persepolis meet at venue to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Persepolis when visiting Al Duhail as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the AFC Champions League. Al Sadd was too strong.Al Duhail are steadily winning Premier League games and points here. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
The fans are hoping that Al Duhail will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Al Rayyan. Before that match, a Premier League win away at Al Arabi.
The Al Duhail fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Al Duhail have conceded only 5 goals.
Persepolis form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.Persepolis have an excellent away record in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far with 7-0-2 from 9 games. Persepolis have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. Persepolis has been amazing away for a time now, winning six in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Padideh Khorasan.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Safar Beiranvand is eager to challenge this, with his 452 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Persepolis, whose manager G. Calderón could celebrate last time after the Persian Gulf Pro League win against Sanat Naft. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Tractor Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Persepolis has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. The Persepolis defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 9 games).
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Al Duhail won two, Persepolis won three and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Muntari 7 goals | ![]() M. Torabi 7 goals | ![]() A. Abdulla 6 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Al Duhail | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Won | W | 12 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 43 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 86% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 283 | 119 | Total Shots | T S | 159 | 246 | ||
| 125 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 94 | ||
| 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| 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 Duhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Sharjah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Taawon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Persepolis | 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 | Al Duhail | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Al Wakrah | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Sailiya | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Qatar SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Khor | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Umm Salal | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Shahaniya | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 8 |
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Foolad | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Saipa | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Paykan | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 10 |