AFC Champions League: Group Stage between Istiqlol Dushanbe and Al Hilal

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (68752 seats)

Istiqlol Dushanbe and Al Hilal get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Istiqlol Dushanbe and Al Hilal.

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Istiqlol Dushanbe form and stats

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

This stadium, Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, has been a fortress for Istiqlol Dushanbe in the Vysshaya Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-1-0.

The supporters hope that Istiqlol Dushanbe will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the AFC Champions League fixture against Al Hilal. Defender Chicherin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.25/10. Chicherin won 3 of 3 duels.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Istiqlol Dushanbe as they are travelling to their away game against Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League. That match is four days after this one.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Istiqlol is on fire here. A stunning 44 from 14 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Istiqlol Dushanbe have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Al Hilal form and stats

Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the finals.

Al Hilal have an excellent away record in the Pro League so far with 5-5-0 from 10 games.

The supporters enjoyed Al Hilal's previous match versus Istiqlol Dushanbe, a AFC Champions League win (1-0) played at home. Midfield player Al-Faraj was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.6/10. Al-Faraj scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 82 successful passes (of 93 total).

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Hilal have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a AFC Champions League match against Al Sharjah. A back-breaking programme for the visitors!

Al Hilal are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head meeting ended Al Hilal - Istiqlol 1-0, played this season. Data for the prior three meetings involving these two teams are: one win for Istiqlol Dushanbe, zero draws and two wins for Al Hilal. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Al HilalM. Marega
M. Marega
11 goals
Al HilalS. Al Dawsari
S. Al Dawsari
6 goals

Istiqlol Dushanbe missing players

Al Hilal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Istiqlol Dushanbe Al Hilal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   8 25
17 10   Won W   6 17
3 1   Drew D   2 4
5 2   Lost L   0 4
64 33   Scored S   19 54
13 7   Conceded C   5 25
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
72% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 84%
60% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 60%
36% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 40%
24% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 24%
28% 31%   BTTS BTTS   50% 48%
64% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 40%
20% 15%   Failed to Score F T   0% 16%
 
6.4 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 6.7
3.9 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   2.2 3.1
1.5 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   0 3
 
12.4 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.6
5.9 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 5.1
42% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 42%
 
9.3 8.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.9 8.5
3.1 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 3.5

  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 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Al Sharjah 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
3 Al Rayyan 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 -2 4
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 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 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
  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 Ittihad 25 19 3 3 54 20 13 11 1 1 30 7 12 8 2 2 24 13 34 60
2 Al Hilal 23 14 7 2 47 23 13 9 2 2 27 14 10 5 5 0 20 9 24 49
3 Al Nassr 25 15 3 7 44 31 12 8 1 3 24 15 13 7 2 4 20 16 13 48
4 Al Shabab 25 13 8 4 46 31 13 8 4 1 27 12 12 5 4 3 19 19 15 47
5 Dhamk 25 12 6 7 34 34 12 7 4 1 16 10 13 5 2 6 18 24 0 42
6 Abha 25 9 5 11 26 39 13 7 3 3 17 16 12 2 2 8 9 23 -13 32
7 Al Fateh 25 8 7 10 36 30 12 5 2 5 26 16 13 3 5 5 10 14 6 31
8 Al Feiha 24 7 9 8 19 19 11 6 4 1 10 3 13 1 5 7 9 16 0 30
9 Al Raed 25 8 5 12 29 37 12 6 2 4 13 10 13 2 3 8 16 27 -8 29
10 Al Ahli 25 6 10 9 33 36 13 4 6 3 22 17 12 2 4 6 11 19 -3 28
11 Al Faisaly 25 6 10 9 25 33 13 6 5 2 19 13 12 0 5 7 6 20 -8 28
12 Al Ta'ee 25 8 3 14 25 41 12 5 2 5 19 20 13 3 1 9 6 21 -16 27
13 Al Taawon 25 5 11 9 39 42 12 3 5 4 18 17 13 2 6 5 21 25 -3 26
14 Al Batin 25 6 7 12 24 35 13 5 4 4 16 16 12 1 3 8 8 19 -11 25
15 Al Ittifaq 24 5 9 10 28 39 12 3 5 4 13 15 12 2 4 6 15 24 -11 24
16 Al Hazm 25 3 5 17 15 34 12 2 4 6 11 15 13 1 1 11 4 19 -19 14

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 Hilal 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Al Sharjah 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
3 Al Rayyan 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 -2 4
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 3 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0

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