Al Rayyan and Persepolis get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Rayyan participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the play-offs.Al Rayyan have played 11 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Goa on their last time out; the AFC Champions League game ended 0-0. In the match before that, Al Rayyan hosted Al Khor and drew the Premier League game 1-1.
Rayyan are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Champions League match at Al Wahda awaits in three days.
The Rayyan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Rayyan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Persepolis form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the finals.Playing away, Persepolis have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 1 defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Things are running smoothly for Persepolis who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Aluminium Arak. Visiting Persepolis has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
J. Hosseini scored in Persepolis's previous match, the home game against Al Wahda that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Nassaji Mazandaran in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
After this away game Persepolis return home for a AFC Champions League game against Goa. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Persepolis have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Persepolis are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Rayyan victory, one draw and zero Persepolis wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Boli 11 goals | ![]() Y. Brahimi 6 goals | ![]() A. Abdullah 5 goals |
Al Rayyan missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Al Rayyan | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 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 | Persepolis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Rayyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Goa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Wahda | 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 Sadd | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -32 | 12 |
| 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 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Paykan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |