International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Foolad and Al Nassr are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Foolad nor Al Nassr as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Al Nassr when visiting Foolad as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. On the other hand, in the AFC Champions League, Foolad has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Foolad tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 255 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Patosi was the last player to find the net.
A nice win for Foolad last time playing, versus Al Wihdat. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Luciano Chimba scoring for the victors. Before that, Foolad played out a AFC Champions League draw 1-1 when visiting Al Sadd.
The manager Jesus Sesma will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Saipa in only three days.
Foolad has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Foolad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Al Nassr form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, A. Hamdallah and Khalid Al Ghannam secured the home win 3-1 against Al Sadd in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the AFC Champions League away draw versus Al Wihdat that ended 0-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Foolad in just three days.
Nassr find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Nassr have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Foolad missing players
Al Nassr missing players
| Foolad | Al Nassr | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 48 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 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 Nassr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Foolad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Wihdat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 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 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Paykan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 Hilal | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Shabab | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Al Nassr | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Al Raed | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Al Ittifaq | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Ahli | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Al Quadisiya | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Al Fateh | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | Abha | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Al Faisaly | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Al Batin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 27 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Dhamk | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Al Wahda | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 16 | Al-Ain | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 20 |