This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Quwa Al Jawiya at Sharjah Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Pakhtakor with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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 Jawiya and Pakhtakor.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Pakhtakor, who are travelling more than 3000 kilometers to play this game.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
Home games in the Iraqi League have been a walk in the park for Al Quwa Al Jawiya so far, with 34 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Jawiya tasted defeat here at Sharjah Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Jawiya are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Jawiya, as the AFC Champions League home game vs Tractor Sazi is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 13 games), Jawiya's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Jawiya have conceded only 10 goals.
Pakhtakor form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Pakhtakor are yet to lose a point on their Professional Football League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus Al Quwa Al Jawiya. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Pakhtakor's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Nasaf game.
Prior to that result Pakhtakor won their away game at Navbahor in the Professional Football League. The scoreline was 2-1.
The match against Tractor Sazi looked like a defeat for Pakhtakor, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. K. Erkinov equalized in the 82nd minute. As you can tell from the result, the match against Tractor Sazi was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? As mentioned above, Pakhtakor drew the match against Tractor Sazi. Manager P. Huistra brought on K. Erkinov to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The AFC Champions League trip to Al Sharjah.
Pakhtakor create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 8 goals in 3 travels. 3 goals have been conceded by Pakhtakor in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
Pakhtakor missing players
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Pakhtakor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 29 | Scored | S | 32 | 52 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 48% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 50% | ||
| 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 Sharjah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Pakhtakor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 51 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Zakho | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Naft | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Erbil | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Minaa Basra | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Al Talaba | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Al Kahrabaa | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 27 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 20 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 32 | -28 | 20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pakhtakor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Sogdiana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Kokand-1912 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Nasaf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Bunyodkor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | AMGK | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Metalourg | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Qizilqum | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Navbahor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Surkhon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Andijan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Mash'al | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Turan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |