This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Sadd when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Sepahan with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
The hosts Al Sadd saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the QSL Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Qatar SC.
It's quite the trip for Sepahan when visiting Al Sadd as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Al Sadd form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Al Hilal.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Al Sadd have scored 17 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Al Sadd has won their last four matches. Two home wins in a row for Al Sadd bring valid hopes of a third.
Al Sadd drew their last game, 1-1 away at Qatar SC (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties). 2-2 away at Al Nassr before that.
Al Sadd are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Umm Salal awaits in four days.
The Al Sadd manager X. Hernández Creus has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Sepahan form and stats
3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sepahan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Sepahan, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Two travels in a row for Sepahan, whose manager A. Ghalenoei could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Al Ain. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Naft Masjed Soleyman.
As mentioned above, Sepahan was the only team on the pitch versus Al Ain in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Sepahan find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures 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
Al Sadd-Sepahan H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Al Sadd two wins, Sepahan two wins, zero draws. four of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Bounedjah 12 goals | ![]() A. Afif 11 goals | ![]() H. Al Heidos 7 goals |
Al Sadd missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Al Sadd | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 64 | 28 | Scored | S | 21 | 41 | ||
| 53 | 31 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 88% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 68% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 272 | 155 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 263 | ||
| 132 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 100 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 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 | Sepahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Al Sadd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 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 | Foolad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 30 |
| 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 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 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 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Saipa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Paykan | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 14 |