AFC Champions League preview and statistics: Istiqlol Dushanbe vs Al Rayyan full pre-match guide

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: King Fahd International Stadium (25000 seats)

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

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Istiqlol Dushanbe form and stats

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

13-1-0 is the performance here at King Fahd International Stadium so far in the Vysshaya Liga, giving Istiqlol Dushanbe a total of 40 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results!

Istiqlol Dushanbe enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kuktosh's place. The match ended 2-1.

A 0-0 draw away in the Vysshaya Liga before that, with Khujand the opponent.

Istiqlol Dushanbe always seem capable of creating a buzz here at King Fahd International Stadium with 44 goals in 14 league games. Defensively Istiqlol have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Rayyan form and stats

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

There's been little loot from Al Rayyan's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Al Rayyan only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.

Two away games in a row for Al Rayyan, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Al Sailiya in the QSL Cup.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Al Shamal in the Premier League.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Hilal in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Rayyan as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Al Rayyan in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Al RayyanY. Boli
Y. Boli
8 goals
Al RayyanY. Brahimi
Y. Brahimi
5 goals
Al RayyanH. Ali Abdullatif
H. Ali Abdullatif
5 goals

Istiqlol Dushanbe missing players

Al Rayyan missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Istiqlol Dushanbe Al Rayyan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   11 25
19 12   Won W   4 10
4 1   Drew D   2 4
2 1   Lost L   5 11
72 41   Scored S   15 39
9 5   Conceded C   13 41
88% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
76% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 84%
60% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 68%
40% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 32%
28% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 28%
28% 29%   BTTS BTTS   55% 60%
68% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 20%
16% 14%   Failed to Score F T   27% 24%
 
6.8 7.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 5.2
3.5 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.2
0 0   Red cards R C   3 5
 
14.3 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 9.8
7.3 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.6
43% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
7.9 8.3   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 9.2
2.7 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4.5

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Sharjah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Sadd 22 20 2 0 80 24 11 10 1 0 33 11 11 10 1 0 47 13 56 62
2 Al Duhail 22 14 5 3 59 24 11 7 3 1 29 12 11 7 2 2 30 12 35 47
3 Al Wakrah 22 11 4 7 34 30 11 4 3 4 16 19 11 7 1 3 18 11 4 37
4 Al Arabi 22 11 3 8 34 31 11 4 1 6 16 21 11 7 2 2 18 10 3 36
5 Al Gharafa 22 9 3 10 39 40 11 5 2 4 17 14 11 4 1 6 22 26 -1 30
6 Umm Salal 22 6 7 9 32 36 11 2 4 5 12 19 11 4 3 4 20 17 -4 25
7 Al Ahli 22 5 10 7 24 39 11 4 2 5 14 24 11 1 8 2 10 15 -15 25
8 Al Rayyan 22 6 6 10 31 40 11 4 2 5 21 25 11 2 4 5 10 15 -9 24
9 Qatar SC 22 6 5 11 21 31 11 2 4 5 9 18 11 4 1 6 12 13 -10 23
10 Al Shamal 22 6 4 12 32 47 11 4 0 7 19 24 11 2 4 5 13 23 -15 22
11 Al Sailiya 22 3 7 12 17 36 11 1 6 4 8 13 11 2 1 8 9 23 -19 16
12 Al Khor 22 2 10 10 21 46 11 1 5 5 11 19 11 1 5 5 10 27 -25 16

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Al Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Sharjah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Istiqlol Dushanbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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