AFC Cup betting and spectator preview: Muharraq and Nasaf meet at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Muharraq form and stats
Last season, Muharraq's AFC Cup journey ended in the group stage.Three Premier League home games done for Muharraq, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches. On the other hand, in the AFC Cup, Muharraq has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Muharraq, their manager I. Al Hamdani and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A nice win for Muharraq last time playing, versus Al Kuwait. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Flavio Carioca and Mahmoud Al Mardi scoring for the victors.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Khalidiya that was lost 0-1.Muharraq have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Muharraq have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Nasaf form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Nasaf playing as the away team in the Professional Football League this season. Total AFC Cup statistics for Nasaf: 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
It's the second away game in a row for Nasaf, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sogdiana in the Uzbekistan Cup last time out.
Ahead of that match was the Professional Football League away draw versus Andijan that ended 1-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nasaf as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Nasaf have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  H. Norchayev 10 goals |  M. Stanojević 6 goals | S. Nasrullayev 3 goals |
Muharraq missing players
Nasaf missing players
| Muharraq | Nasaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 48 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | ||
| 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 41% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manama | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Al Riffa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Khalidiya | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Al-Najma | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | East Riffa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Hala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Al-Hidd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Budaiya | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Ahli | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Muharraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Pakhtakor | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 54 |
| 2 | Sogdiana | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 |
| 3 | AMGK | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Nasaf | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Bunyodkor | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Navbahor | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Kokand-1912 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Qizilqum | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Surkhon | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 11 | Mash'al | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 12 | Metalourg | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Andijan | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Turan | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 13 |