AFC Champions League match preview: Al Sharjah versus Istiqlol Dushanbe

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Mon 11.April
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Fahd International Stadium (25000 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Al Sharjah at King Fahd International Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Istiqlol Dushanbe with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

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.

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Al Sharjah form and stats

Last season, Sharjah's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.

Al Sharjah have performed here at King Fahd International Stadium this season with 8 wins from 10 Uae League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.

The club members are hoping that Al Sharjah will fight back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the AFC Champions League fixture against Al Hilal. Defender Alemão got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.23/10. Alemão won 6 of 6 duels.

Before that match, a Uae League win away at Al Nasr.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sharjah, as the AFC Champions League home game vs Al Rayyan is only four days away.

Al Sharjah have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at King Fahd International Stadium with 15 goals in 10 league matches.

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Istiqlol Dushanbe form and stats

Istiqlol's mission in AFC Champions League last season failed in the 8th finals.

Istiqlol Dushanbe's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Istiqlol Dushanbe collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Vysshaya Liga. 8 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a AFC Champions League home loss versus Al Rayyan with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Sulaymonov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.03. Sulaymonov scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 20 successful passes (of 22 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kuktosh at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The AFC Champions League trip to Al Hilal.

Istiqlol Dushanbe are a potent attacking force on the road with their 34 goals in 13 league games. Istiqlol are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 5 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Al SharjahC. Lucas Fernandes
C. Lucas Fernandes
8 goals
Al SharjahB. Malango Ngita
B. Malango Ngita
6 goals
Al SharjahM. Barbosa Meloni
M. Barbosa Meloni
3 goals

Al Sharjah missing players

Istiqlol Dushanbe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Sharjah Istiqlol Dushanbe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   10 25
12 8   Won W   7 19
10 5   Drew D   2 3
3 1   Lost L   1 3
38 23   Scored S   30 73
24 15   Conceded C   3 11
84% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 88%
68% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 76%
52% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 64%
28% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 44%
12% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   30% 32%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   20% 28%
40% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   80% 68%
24% 14%   Failed to Score F T   20% 16%
 
5.1 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 6.6
3.5 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.4 3.4
2.2 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.4
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   16.4 13.8
4.2 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   8.2 7
37% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   56% 44%
 
7.3 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 7.9
3 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.7

  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 Rayyan 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
2 Al Hilal 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Istiqlol Dushanbe 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
4 Al Sharjah 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -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 Ain 20 15 4 1 44 16 10 8 2 0 23 8 10 7 2 1 21 8 28 49
2 Al Wahda 20 12 6 2 39 16 9 5 3 1 16 7 11 7 3 1 23 9 23 42
3 Al Jazira 20 13 2 5 35 22 11 10 0 1 24 13 9 3 2 4 11 9 13 41
4 Al Sharjah 20 12 3 5 29 21 10 8 0 2 15 10 10 4 3 3 14 11 8 39
5 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 20 8 6 6 24 24 10 7 1 2 18 13 10 1 5 4 6 11 0 30
6 Bani Yas 20 8 4 8 27 26 10 5 1 4 15 10 10 3 3 4 12 16 1 28
7 Al Wasl 20 6 8 6 25 21 9 2 5 2 10 7 11 4 3 4 15 14 4 26
8 Al Nasr 20 7 4 9 32 28 10 4 2 4 18 11 10 3 2 5 14 17 4 25
9 Ajman 20 7 4 9 22 26 10 4 3 3 13 12 10 3 1 6 9 14 -4 25
10 Al Ittihad Kalba 20 5 8 7 23 27 10 2 5 3 9 12 10 3 3 4 14 15 -4 23
11 Al Khaleej 20 6 3 11 28 36 10 5 1 4 17 11 10 1 2 7 11 25 -8 21
12 Al Dhafra 20 4 6 10 22 28 10 2 4 4 13 14 10 2 2 6 9 14 -6 18
13 Al Urooba 20 1 7 12 19 47 11 1 5 5 13 23 9 0 2 7 6 24 -28 10
14 Emirates 20 2 3 15 16 47 10 1 2 7 7 23 10 1 1 8 9 24 -31 9
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Istiqlol Dushanbe 27 21 5 1 78 9 14 13 1 0 44 4 13 8 4 1 34 5 69 68
2 Khujand 27 17 4 6 52 26 14 12 2 0 35 7 13 5 2 6 17 19 26 55
3 CSKA Pomir 27 12 8 7 37 29 13 7 5 1 22 11 14 5 3 6 15 18 8 44
4 Istaravshan 27 12 6 9 30 25 14 7 3 4 17 12 13 5 3 5 13 13 5 42
5 Khatlon 27 10 6 11 30 33 14 7 3 4 17 14 13 3 3 7 13 19 -3 36
6 Eskhata 27 9 3 15 33 49 14 5 2 7 18 21 13 4 1 8 15 28 -16 30
7 Ravshan 27 7 8 12 27 35 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 2 4 8 11 22 -8 29
8 Fayzkand 27 8 5 14 20 37 13 4 2 7 13 21 14 4 3 7 7 16 -17 29
9 Kuktosh 27 7 5 15 38 58 13 6 3 4 25 19 14 1 2 11 13 39 -20 26
10 Dushanbe-83 27 4 6 17 23 67 13 4 3 6 13 26 14 0 3 11 10 41 -44 18

Table
  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 Rayyan 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
2 Al Hilal 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Istiqlol Dushanbe 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
4 Al Sharjah 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0

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