This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Persepolis at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Al Rayyan with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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 Persepolis and Al Rayyan.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Rayyan, who are travelling more than 1900 kilometers to play this game.
Persepolis form and stats
Persepolis participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the finals.Persepolis have been outstanding at home so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League with 9 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. 4W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the AFC Champions League for Persepolis. The Persepolis fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Persepolis has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat. Persepolis haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Aluminium Arak, 94 days ago.
Persepolis lost their last game at Al Wahda after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Goa and winning 4-0.
The Persepolis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. Persepolis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Al Rayyan form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the play-offs.4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Rayyan playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Total AFC Champions League statistics for Al Rayyan: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Rayyan seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Rayyan's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Goa that finished 1-1. A 0-1 loss hosting Al Wahda before that.
The draw against Goa came from a losing position. The Rayyan manager L. Blanc brought on Ali Farydoon as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The visiting Rayyan have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Al Rayyan have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Rayyan - Persepolis 1-3 played earlier this season. Persepolis-Al Rayyan H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Persepolis one win, Al Rayyan one win, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Boli 11 goals | ![]() Y. Brahimi 6 goals | ![]() A. Nourollahi 5 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Al Rayyan missing players
| Persepolis | Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Goa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Al Rayyan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 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 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 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 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 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 Sadd | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -32 | 12 |