This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Nassr when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Persepolis with it. Read all about the Semi-finals match here!
It's no vacation for neither Al Nassr nor Persepolis as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Persepolis have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Nassr form and stats
Last season, Al Nassr's AFC Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Al Sadd.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Al Nassr have scored 31 goals to get 31 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 9-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a AFC Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Nassr has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Al Hilal.
A nice win for Nassr last time playing, versus Al Ahli. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Abdulfattah Asiri and G. Martínez scoring for the victors. Before that, Al Nassr had a AFC Champions League home game versus Al Taawon which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Nassr manager R. Pinho da Vitória has got the team scoring with 31 from 15 home games in the league. On the other hand, Nassr have conceded 15 goals.
Persepolis form and stats
Persepolis's mission in AFC Champions League last season failed in the group stage.Persepolis have an excellent away record in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far with 11-2-2 from 15 games. When we have look at the AFC Champions League statistics, we find 5W-1D-2L. This is both home and away. Persepolis are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Persepolis won their last game, 2-0 versus Pakhtakor played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Sadd in the AFC Champions League.
Persepolis has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 awaymatches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Nassr victory, zero draws and one Persepolis win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Al Nassr missing players
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| Al Nassr | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 56% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 365 | 181 | Total Shots | T S | 137 | 244 | ||
| 146 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 97 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 48 | 72 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Al Faisaly | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 48 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | -9 | 46 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Al Ittifaq | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 38 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Al Taawon | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Dhamk | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -15 | 35 |
| 13 | Al Fateh | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Feiha | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Al Hazm | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Adalh | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 34 | -35 | 21 |
| 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 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Paykan | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -31 | 22 |