AFC Champions League full preview and statistics: Persepolis to fight Al Taawon at Azadi Stadium

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Tue 15.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Azadi Stadium (76807 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Persepolis and Al Taawon are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Persepolis form and stats

Persepolis was eliminated in the group stage last season in the AFC Champions League.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Azadi Stadium as Persepolis have scored 19 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Persepolis, who played 2-2 against Esteghlal (after extra-time, 1-4 on penalties). That match was also played at this venue (Azadi Stadium). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Saipa.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Persepolis's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.

The manager Y. Golmohammadi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Taawon in only three days.

Persepolis has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Persepolis have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Taawon form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Taawon's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 15 away games in the Pro League. Al Taawon only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Al Taawon have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Dhamk game.

Taawon had fun at their own home (Azadi Stadium) last time out, beating Al Feiha 1-0. Mohammad Al Sahlawi scored. Prior to that match, the Taawon manager V. de Carvalho Campelos faced defeat when travelling to Al Fateh and losing 0-1.

Mohammad Al Sahlawi came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Al Feiha last time out, making the manager V. de Carvalho Campelos feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Mohammad Al Sahlawi scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Al Feiha.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Taawon as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Al Taawon have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

PersepolisM. Torabi
M. Torabi
11 goals
PersepolisA. Alipour
A. Alipour
11 goals
Al TaawonH. Almeida Ramos
H. Almeida Ramos
7 goals

Persepolis missing players

Al Taawon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Persepolis Al Taawon
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
17 8   Won W   2 7
5 2   Drew D   4 5
3 2   Lost L   8 13
40 18   Scored S   10 21
18 8   Conceded C   15 28
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 92%
60% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 56%
40% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 36%
24% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 8%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
36% 33%   BTTS BTTS   43% 44%
52% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 28%
12% 17%   Failed to Score F T   43% 36%
 
4.3 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
3.1 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.5
1.4 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
3 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
247 100   Total Shots T S   136 269
100 39   Shots on Target S O   41 90
37% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 23%

  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 Taawon 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
2 Al Duhail 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
3 Al Sharjah 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
4 Persepolis 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 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 Persepolis 30 21 4 5 46 17 15 10 2 3 19 9 15 11 2 2 27 8 29 67
2 Esteghlal 30 14 11 5 55 31 15 8 5 2 25 12 15 6 6 3 30 19 24 53
3 Foolad 30 14 9 7 28 19 15 10 3 2 15 5 15 4 6 5 13 14 9 51
4 Tractor Sazi 30 14 8 8 31 23 15 11 2 2 21 10 15 3 6 6 10 13 8 50
5 Sepahan 30 12 13 5 39 22 15 9 4 2 22 8 15 3 9 3 17 14 17 49
6 Padideh Khorasan 30 12 10 8 27 25 15 8 5 2 17 10 15 4 5 6 10 15 2 46
7 Sanat Naft 30 11 8 11 29 33 15 7 5 3 23 17 15 4 3 8 6 16 -4 41
8 Naft Masjed Soleyman 30 7 17 6 24 22 15 5 8 2 13 9 15 2 9 4 11 13 2 38
9 Nassaji Mazandaran 30 8 14 8 30 32 15 4 8 3 15 17 15 4 6 5 15 15 -2 38
10 Gol Gohar 30 7 12 11 27 34 15 3 9 3 13 13 15 4 3 8 14 21 -7 33
11 Machine Sazi 30 8 7 15 28 40 15 6 4 5 17 16 15 2 3 10 11 24 -12 31
12 Zob Ahan 30 7 9 14 31 39 15 5 4 6 17 20 15 2 5 8 14 19 -8 30
13 Paykan 30 6 11 13 38 44 15 5 3 7 22 23 15 1 8 6 16 21 -6 29
14 Saipa 30 5 14 11 24 35 15 3 8 4 10 14 15 2 6 7 14 21 -11 29
15 Pars Jam Bushehr 30 4 15 11 20 30 15 4 8 3 15 15 15 0 7 8 5 15 -10 27
16 Shahin Bushehr 30 4 10 16 26 57 15 2 8 5 14 27 15 2 2 11 12 30 -31 22
  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 30 22 6 2 74 26 15 13 1 1 39 12 15 9 5 1 35 14 48 72
2 Al Nassr 30 19 7 4 60 26 15 9 4 2 31 15 15 10 3 2 29 11 34 64
3 Al Ahli 30 15 5 10 49 36 15 10 3 2 31 15 15 5 2 8 18 21 13 50
4 Al Wahda 30 16 1 13 45 40 15 9 1 5 21 16 15 7 0 8 24 24 5 49
5 Al Faisaly 30 14 6 10 41 36 15 10 3 2 26 15 15 4 3 8 15 21 5 48
6 Al Raed 30 13 7 10 41 50 15 9 2 4 23 21 15 4 5 6 18 29 -9 46
7 Al Shabab 30 12 7 11 38 37 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 15 21 1 43
8 Al Ittifaq 30 13 3 14 46 38 15 8 0 7 23 19 15 5 3 7 23 19 8 42
9 Abha 30 11 5 14 41 52 15 7 3 5 21 21 15 4 2 9 20 31 -11 38
10 Al Ittihad 30 9 8 13 42 41 15 5 3 7 25 21 15 4 5 6 17 20 1 35
11 Al Taawon 30 10 5 15 33 40 15 8 2 5 19 18 15 2 3 10 14 22 -7 35
12 Dhamk 30 9 8 13 37 52 15 6 6 3 24 19 15 3 2 10 13 33 -15 35
13 Al Fateh 30 8 9 13 42 49 15 5 6 4 20 19 15 3 3 9 22 30 -7 33
14 Al Feiha 30 8 8 14 34 44 15 6 4 5 21 20 15 2 4 9 13 24 -10 32
15 Al Hazm 30 7 6 17 40 61 15 3 4 8 22 30 15 4 2 9 18 31 -21 27
16 Al Adalh 30 4 9 17 27 62 15 2 5 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 11 34 -35 21

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 Taawon 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
2 Al Duhail 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
3 Al Sharjah 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
4 Persepolis 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1

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