AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Pakhtakor and Al Duhail meet at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Al Duhail have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Pakhtakor and Al Duhail.
Pakhtakor form and stats
Pakhtakor was eliminated in the group stage last season in the AFC Champions League.As mentioned below, Pakhtakor are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Professional Football League games.
The Pakhtakor regulars got no joy from their last game, a AFC Champions League duel also played here at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Al Duhail. Defender Alizhonov got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Alizhonov hit four key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
Early season league goal statistics from Pakhtakor's 2 home games: 2 goals, 0 conceded.
Al Duhail form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Al Duhail have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games.
Two travels in a row for Al Duhail, whose manager Crespo could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Pakhtakor. Defender Al-Rawi was the best team player with a rating of 8.14. Al-Rawi scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.
Al Duhail create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 30 goals in 11 travels. Al Duhail have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported history featuring both these contenders is the Pakhtakor - Al Duhail 0-3 played not long ago this season. The match official brandished his red card when these teams last met, and the sinner was Mirakhmadov (Pakhtakor). H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Pakhtakor zero wins, one draw and Al Duhail three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 24 goals |  A. Abdulla 7 goals | E. da Silva 6 goals |
Pakhtakor missing players
Al Duhail missing players
| Pakhtakor | Al Duhail | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 35 | 66 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 45% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 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 Duhail | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Taawon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Pakhtakor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qizilqum | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pakhtakor | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Sogdiana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Navbahor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Bunyodkor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Kokand-1912 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Nasaf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Metalourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | AMGK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | FK Olympic | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Neftchi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Surkhon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Dinamo Samarqand | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 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 | 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 |
