All the facts and stats for the AFC Champions League clash: Esteghlal - Al Faysali

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Date: Tue 21.January
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)

Esteghlal and Al Faysali get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round fixture.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Al Faysali have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Esteghlal form and stats

Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Esteghlal have scored 16 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Esteghlal's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Machine Sazi. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Shahin Bushehr.

Esteghlal can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. From these home matches, Esteghlal have conceded only 6 goals.

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Al Faysali form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Al Kuwait in order to reach 2nd Preliminary Round of AFC Champions League. They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the play-offs.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.

Al Faysali failed to get anything from their last game, a AFC Champions League home match vs Al Kuwait that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that match, the Al Faysali manager C. Ellili faced defeat when travelling to Al Jazeera and losing 0-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Al Faysali's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Al Faysali as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

EsteghlalC. Diabaté
C. Diabaté
8 goals
EsteghlalM. Ghaedi
M. Ghaedi
8 goals
EsteghlalM. Daneshgar
M. Daneshgar
3 goals

Esteghlal missing players

Al Faysali missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Esteghlal Al Faysali
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
13 8   Won W   7 15
7 2   Drew D   2 5
5 2   Lost L   2 5
48 26   Scored S   19 40
25 10   Conceded C   9 19
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 92%
76% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 64%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 48%
36% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 28%
16% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 4%
60% 58%   BTTS BTTS   36% 40%
24% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 48%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   18% 20%
 
6.3 7.9   Corners For (avg) C F   5 5.3
3.8 2.6   Corners Against (avg) C A   3.5 3.6
2.2 2.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.9
1 1   Red Cards R C   0 1
 
321 164   Total Shots T S   166 337
129 66   Shots on Target S O   69 134
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 30%

  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 16 11 1 4 20 7 8 5 1 2 7 5 8 6 0 2 13 2 13 34
2 Sepahan 16 8 7 1 27 10 8 5 3 0 14 2 8 3 4 1 13 8 17 31
3 Tractor Sazi 16 9 3 4 19 13 8 6 1 1 10 5 8 3 2 3 9 8 6 30
4 Sanat Naft 16 8 6 2 19 16 8 5 3 0 15 9 8 3 3 2 4 7 3 30
5 Esteghlal 16 8 5 3 33 17 8 5 1 2 16 6 8 3 4 1 17 11 16 29
6 Padideh Khorasan 17 8 5 4 13 9 8 5 1 2 7 4 9 3 4 2 6 5 4 29
7 Foolad 16 6 6 4 12 9 7 3 2 2 4 2 9 3 4 2 8 7 3 24
8 Naft Masjed Soleyman 16 4 11 1 11 8 8 2 6 0 5 3 8 2 5 1 6 5 3 23
9 Machine Sazi 16 6 4 6 17 18 8 5 1 2 12 7 8 1 3 4 5 11 -1 22
10 Nassaji Mazandaran 16 3 7 6 16 22 9 3 4 2 10 11 7 0 3 4 6 11 -6 16
11 Zob Ahan 16 3 6 7 13 19 8 3 2 3 9 9 8 0 4 4 4 10 -6 15
12 Pars Jam Bushehr 16 2 8 6 13 17 9 2 6 1 11 9 7 0 2 5 2 8 -4 14
13 Saipa 16 3 5 8 13 21 9 2 4 3 7 11 7 1 1 5 6 10 -8 14
14 Paykan 16 3 4 9 23 29 7 3 1 3 15 13 9 0 3 6 8 16 -6 13
15 Gol Gohar 16 1 7 8 6 15 8 1 5 2 3 5 8 0 2 6 3 10 -9 10
16 Shahin Bushehr 17 0 7 10 8 33 8 0 5 3 4 13 9 0 2 7 4 20 -25 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 Faysali 22 15 5 2 39 15 11 8 3 0 20 6 11 7 2 2 19 9 24 50
2 Al Jazeera 22 15 4 3 41 15 11 7 3 1 19 7 11 8 1 2 22 8 26 49
3 Al Wihdat 22 13 4 5 36 16 11 8 2 1 19 3 11 5 2 4 17 13 20 43
4 Shabab Al Ordon 22 11 6 5 30 21 11 9 0 2 22 8 11 2 6 3 8 13 9 39
5 Al Salt 22 8 9 5 23 21 11 3 5 3 8 11 11 5 4 2 15 10 2 33
6 Aqaba 22 7 6 9 27 28 11 3 2 6 12 15 11 4 4 3 15 13 -1 27
7 Al Sareeh 22 7 5 10 17 29 11 4 2 5 10 15 11 3 3 5 7 14 -12 26
8 Al Ramtha 22 6 5 11 26 30 11 4 4 3 19 15 11 2 1 8 7 15 -4 23
9 Al Hussein 22 7 2 13 22 38 11 4 2 5 12 13 11 3 0 8 10 25 -16 23
10 Al Ahli 22 6 4 12 16 31 11 4 2 5 8 13 11 2 2 7 8 18 -15 22
11 Al Buqa'a 22 5 6 11 24 30 11 3 3 5 16 16 11 2 3 6 8 14 -6 21
12 That Ras 22 1 6 15 12 39 11 0 3 8 5 21 11 1 3 7 7 18 -27 9

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 Faysali 22 15 5 2 39 15 11 8 3 0 20 6 11 7 2 2 19 9 24 50
2 Al Jazeera 22 15 4 3 41 15 11 7 3 1 19 7 11 8 1 2 22 8 26 49
3 Al Wihdat 22 13 4 5 36 16 11 8 2 1 19 3 11 5 2 4 17 13 20 43
4 Shabab Al Ordon 22 11 6 5 30 21 11 9 0 2 22 8 11 2 6 3 8 13 9 39
5 Al Salt 22 8 9 5 23 21 11 3 5 3 8 11 11 5 4 2 15 10 2 33
6 Aqaba 22 7 6 9 27 28 11 3 2 6 12 15 11 4 4 3 15 13 -1 27
7 Al Sareeh 22 7 5 10 17 29 11 4 2 5 10 15 11 3 3 5 7 14 -12 26
8 Al Ramtha 22 6 5 11 26 30 11 4 4 3 19 15 11 2 1 8 7 15 -4 23
9 Al Hussein 22 7 2 13 22 38 11 4 2 5 12 13 11 3 0 8 10 25 -16 23
10 Al Ahli 22 6 4 12 16 31 11 4 2 5 8 13 11 2 2 7 8 18 -15 22
11 Al Buqa'a 22 5 6 11 24 30 11 3 3 5 16 16 11 2 3 6 8 14 -6 21
12 That Ras 22 1 6 15 12 39 11 0 3 8 5 21 11 1 3 7 7 18 -27 9

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