This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Foolad at King Fahd International Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Wihdat 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.
Al Wihdat have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Foolad form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at King Fahd International Stadium as Foolad have scored 10 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Foolad tasted defeat here at King Fahd International Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.
Stress levels are on the rise for Foolad's attacking players as they have now played 255 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Patosi was their last goal scorer.
The home team returns to King Fahd International Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Al Sadd on their last time out; the AFC Champions League game ended 1-1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Foolad as they have a new game in only three days, a AFC Champions League match thankfully also at home. Al Nassr are visiting.
Foolad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Foolad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Al Wihdat form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the 1st preliminary round.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Al Wihdat so far, with 10-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Wihdat as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Faysali game have they lost an away game, meaning Al Wihdat has taken points from 14 away matches in a row.
Al Wihdat played 0-0 against Al Nassr in their previous match. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Jalil (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) in the Shield Cup.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The AFC Champions League trip to Al Sadd.
Wihdat have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 11 away matches. Wihdat's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Coulibaly 3 goals |  L. Pereira Mendes 3 goals |  A. Patosi 3 goals |
Foolad missing players
Al Wihdat missing players
| Foolad | Al Wihdat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Foolad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Wihdat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Paykan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 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 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 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 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 |