Al Wihdat and Foolad 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.
It's quite the trip for Foolad when visiting Al Wihdat as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Last season, Wihdat's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 1st preliminary round.25 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here for Al Wihdat. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. This match is a AFC Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition. Al Wihdat haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Jazeera, 213 days ago. After failing to beat Ma'an here, Wihdat has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
It's back home for Al Wihdat, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Nassr away with the result 2-1. Ahmad Zreik and A. N'Diaye found the net in that victory. Sensational by Wihdat last match, beating Al Nassr away as big underdogs. Before that game, the home loss against Al Sadd with the scoreline 0-2.
Manager A. Abu Zema felt very clever after A. N'Diaye scored the winning goal against Al Nassr, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 70th minute.
The Wihdat fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Wihdat have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Foolad form and stats
There's been little loot from Foolad's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 6 draws. When we have look at the AFC Champions League statistics, we find 2W-2D-2L. This is both home and away.
Foolad aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 255 league minutes without a goal. A. Patosi was the last player to find the net.
Foolad might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Sadd proved too strong as Foolad slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Ghadir Stadium. Prior to that match, the Foolad manager J. Sesma Noble faced defeat when travelling to Al Nassr and losing 0-2.
The attacking power of Foolad when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Foolad - Wihdat 1-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Coulibaly 3 goals | ![]() L. Pereira Mendes 3 goals | ![]() A. Patosi 3 goals |
Al Wihdat missing players
Foolad missing players
| Al Wihdat | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 27 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Foolad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Al Wihdat | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 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 Wihdat | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 56 |
| 2 | Al Jazeera | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 3 | Al Ramtha | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Salt | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Al Faysali | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Hussein | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | Ma'an | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aqaba | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Shabab Al Ordon | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 10 | Sahab | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -13 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Sareeh | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Ahli | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -25 | 13 |
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 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 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 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 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |