The magic of the cup as Padideh Khorasan greet Al Riffa visitors in AFC Champions League tie

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Date: Tue 21.January
Match begins: 12:50 (UTC)
Venue: Imam Reza Stadium (25000 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Padideh Khorasan at Imam Reza Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Riffa with it. Read all about the 2nd Preliminary Round match here!

It's no vacation for neither Padideh Khorasan nor Al Riffa 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 Riffa when visiting Padideh Khorasan as the cities are 2400 kilometers apart.

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Padideh Khorasan form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Imam Reza Stadium as Padideh Khorasan have scored 7 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Padideh Khorasan manager M. Sarasiabi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Shahin Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tractor Sazi (1-3).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Padideh Khorasan here at Imam Reza Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). Defensively Padideh Khorasan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Riffa form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Chennai City in order to reach 2nd Preliminary Round of AFC Champions League.

It's not happening yet for Al Riffa on their Premier League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Al Riffa are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Al-Hidd with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Al Riffa won their away game at Chennai City in the AFC Champions League. The scoreline was 1-0.

5 goals so far away for Al Riffa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 7. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Al RiffaK. Al Aswad
K. Al Aswad
11 goals
Al RiffaU. Agba
U. Agba
8 goals
Al RiffaM. Abd Al Jabar
M. Abd Al Jabar
6 goals

Padideh Khorasan missing players

Al Riffa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Padideh Khorasan Al Riffa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
13 7   Won W   7 13
6 2   Drew D   2 6
6 3   Lost L   4 6
22 12   Scored S   23 51
13 6   Conceded C   17 29
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
32% 33%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 88%
16% 17%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 60%
4% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 36%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 24%
24% 25%   BTTS BTTS   62% 64%
56% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 32%
32% 25%   Failed to Score F T   0% 4%
 
4.4 4.8   Corners For (avg) C F   6.1 5.5
3.9 3.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   3.4 4.4
1.9 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.7
0 0   Red Cards R C   2 4
 
206 115   Total Shots T S   96 196
74 43   Shots on Target S O   53 103
26% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 31%

  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-Hidd 6 4 1 1 10 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 13
2 East Riffa 7 3 2 2 9 8 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 11
3 Manama 6 2 3 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 9
4 Al-Najma 6 2 2 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 0 2 2 3 6 1 8
5 Busaiteen 6 2 2 2 8 8 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 8
6 Al Riffa 6 2 1 3 16 12 4 2 1 1 11 5 2 0 0 2 5 7 4 7
7 Al Ahli 5 2 1 2 10 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 7 2 4 7
8 Muharraq 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 7
9 Al Shabbab Manama 5 1 1 3 5 12 2 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 4 8 -7 4
10 Al Hala 5 0 2 3 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 2 12 -10 2

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-Hidd 6 4 1 1 10 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 13
2 East Riffa 7 3 2 2 9 8 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 11
3 Manama 6 2 3 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 9
4 Al-Najma 6 2 2 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 0 2 2 3 6 1 8
5 Busaiteen 6 2 2 2 8 8 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 8
6 Al Riffa 6 2 1 3 16 12 4 2 1 1 11 5 2 0 0 2 5 7 4 7
7 Al Ahli 5 2 1 2 10 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 7 2 4 7
8 Muharraq 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 7
9 Al Shabbab Manama 5 1 1 3 5 12 2 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 4 8 -7 4
10 Al Hala 5 0 2 3 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 2 12 -10 2

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