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Al Gharafa vs Esteghlal Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–11 – 2

Ferjani Sassi 48′12th

4thJasir Asani 37′Hossein Goudarzi 60′

Player of the matchAdam OunasGHA · 104′ played · 11 duels won · 5 dribbles · 3 key passes

7.8
Possession
45%55%
Shots · on target in brackets
19 (9)10 (3)
Corners
95
Table · 0 v 6 pts
12th4th → 2nd

AFC Champions League EliteMatchday 2Thani Bin Jassim StadiumRef A. King

Events

GHA 1–2 ESTE · 0–3 yellow
  1. Full time 1–2
  2. Esmaeil GholizadehYellow card
  3. +Amjad Nassar Mohamedfor Yacine Brahimi · injury
  4. Mason Holgatefor Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi
  5. +Florinel Comanfor Seydou Sano · injury
  6. +Mohammadhossein Eslamifor Jasir Asani · injury
  7. +Amro Suragfor Frank Magri · injury
  8. Hossein Goudarzi1–2Goal · left foot
  9. Alireza Koushkifor Jaloliddin Masharipov
  10. Ferjani Sassi1–1Goal · right foot · assist Seydou Sano
  11. Hassan Aladinfor Dame Traore
  12. Half-time 0–1
  13. Roozbeh CheshmiYellow card
  14. Jaloliddin MasharipovYellow card
  15. Jasir Asani0–1Goal · left foot · assist Saleh Hardani
  16. +Jasir Asanifor Amirmohammad Razzaghinia · injury

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Adam OunasGHA3 (1)
  2. Seydou SanoGHA3 (1)
  3. Saeed SaharkhizanESTE3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Seydou SanoGHA1

Passes

  1. Aref AghasiESTE59/65
  2. Saman FallahESTE52/62
  3. Rustam AshurmatovESTE49/59

Progressive passes

  1. Aref AghasiESTE63 (97%)
  2. Rustam AshurmatovESTE55 (93%)
  3. Saman FallahESTE53 (85%)

Final-third passes

  1. Ferjani SassiGHA10
  2. Yacine BrahimiGHA10
  3. Saman FallahESTE9

Ball recoveries

  1. Habib FarabbasiESTE16
  2. Saleh HardaniESTE10
  3. Ferjani SassiGHA6

Duels won

  1. Adam OunasGHA11/13
  2. Seydou SanoGHA9/10
  3. Saleh HardaniESTE6/16

Dribbles

  1. Adam OunasGHA5/5
  2. Saleh HardaniESTE2/6
  3. Hossein GoudarziESTE1/1

Clearances

  1. Saman FallahESTE7
  2. Ayoub Al-OuiGHA4
  3. Aref AghasiESTE3

Saves

  1. Habib FarabbasiESTE6
  2. Aref AghasiESTE1
  3. Ahmed KoneGHA1

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2024

0-0-1Al Gharafa W-D-L · goals 0:3

0 GHA0 draws1 ESTE
  1. Esteghlal3–0Al GharafaAFC Champions League Elite

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Al Gharafa4d restequal rest · old → new4d restEsteghlal
  1. 4-1W9 May
  2. 2-2D27 Jul
  3. 2-1W21 Aug
  4. 1-3L27 Aug
  5. 1-2L1 Sep
  6. 1-4L5 Sep
  7. 0-0D11 Sep
  8. 1-2L15 Sep
  9. 4-2W1 Oct
  10. 2-3L8 Oct

3-2-5goals 18:201.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D19 Mar
  2. 4-0W14 Aug
  3. 1-0W18 Aug
  4. 2-0W23 Aug
  5. 0-0D28 Aug
  6. 1-1D2 Sep
  7. 0-0D6 Sep
  8. 1-0W10 Sep
  9. 3-0W14 Sep
  10. 1-1D8 Oct

5-5-0goals 13:22.00pts/game

  1. AAl Wakrah2–3
  2. HAl Mesaimeer4–2
  3. AAl Hilal1–2
  4. HLusail City0–0
  5. AAl Sadd1–4

latest 5

  1. ATractor Sazi1–1
  2. HAl Sadd3–0
  3. HPaykan1–0
  4. AAluminium Arak0–0
  5. HPersepolis1–1
Show older matches
  1. AAl Sadd1–2
  2. HAl Shamal SC1–3
  3. HAl Shahaniya2–1
  4. AAl Riyadh2–2
  5. HAl Sadd4–1

older

  1. AFoolad0–0
  2. HSepahan2–0
  3. ANassaji Mazandaran1–0
  4. HMes Shahr-e Babak4–0
  5. HSepahan0–0

What stands out

  • 2ndfrom 4th

    Esteghlal moved from 4th to 2nd in the AFC Champions League Elite table with this result.3 → 6 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 0–1half-time

    The match stood at 0–1 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (1–2 full time).

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Al Gharafa3-4-36.74 avg rating 7.053-4-3Esteghlal
  1. 315.7Ahmed Kone104′
  1. 47.7Seydou SanoA ↓75′+
  2. 185.9Ayoub Al-Oui104′
  3. 66.2Dame Traore↓46′
  1. 26.3Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi↓75′
  2. 137.5Ferjani SassiG 104′
  3. 296.7Fabricio Díaz104′
  4. 236.6Saifeldeen Fadlalla104′
  1. 967.8Adam Ounas104′
  2. 96.5Frank Magri↓64′+
  3. 87.2Yacine Brahimi↓80′+
  1. 767.6Habib Farabbasi104′
  1. 57.4Rustam Ashurmatov104′
  2. 337.0Aref Aghasi104′
  3. 67.2Saman Fallah104′
  1. 277.4Hossein GoudarziG 104′
  2. 46.8Roozbeh CheshmiYC 104′
  3. 86.7Amirmohammad Razzaghinia↓32′+
  4. 26.9Saleh HardaniA 104′
  1. 876.8Esmaeil GholizadehYC 104′
  2. 117.0Saeed Saharkhizan104′
  3. 106.7Jaloliddin MasharipovYC ↓53′
  1. 7Florinel ComanFW · ↑75′6.9
  2. 11Amro SuragDF · ↑64′6.7
  3. 27Mason HolgateDF · ↑75′6.4
  4. 90Hassan AladinFW · ↑46′6.4
  5. 97Amjad Nassar MohamedFW · ↑80′6.6
  6. 1Khalifa AbabacarGK
  7. 5Mostafa Essam QadeeraDF
  8. 16Jamil FriarkhMF
  9. 22Abdirashid Saeed HassanMF
  10. 24Hamad KahioutGK
  11. 45Mohammed Al MullaFW
  12. 49Rayyan Hani FaragallaMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Pedro da Mota Vieira Martins (1.69 PPG) · Sohrab BakhtiarizadehG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Jasir AsaniFW · G ↓67′+ ↑32′6.9
  2. 20Alireza KoushkiFW · ↑53′6.2
  3. 80Mohammadhossein EslamiMF · ↑67′6.7
  4. 9Mohammadreza AzadiFW
  5. 15Abolfazl ZamaniMF
  6. 26Mehdi GhayediMF
  7. 36Alireza MohebaliMF
  8. 40Ahoora NabizadehGK
  9. 44Iliya EbrahimiDF
  10. 60Seyed Arya HosseinifardGK
  11. 88Mehran AhmadiMF

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Al Gharafaall competitionsEsteghlal
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.6Goals per game (both sides)2.07
  3. 87%Over 1.553%
  4. 80%Over 2.533%
  5. 53%Over 3.520%
  6. 87%Both teams scored33%
  7. 13%Clean sheets53%
  8. 13%Failed to score27%
  9. Al Gharafa at home v Esteghlal away
  10. 7Played7
  11. 4Won2
  12. 2Drawn3
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 14-9Goals (for-against)5-5
  15. 2Points per game1.29
  16. 71%Over 2.514%
  17. 14%Clean sheets57%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
  19. 13-111st-half goals (for-against)9-2
  20. 11-152nd-half goals (for-against)12-8
  21. 46%Goals after half-time57%
  22. 71%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 3-8-3Half-time W-D-L6-9-0

How we calculate this

Referee

A. King
Cards / match
4.01this match 3 (-1.01)
Yellows / match
3.70this match 3
Reds / match
0.31
Penalties / match
0.2925% of matches
Fouls / match
21.1this match 23

1.72Home 1.72 vs Away 1.98 yellows/match · +0.26 away · 10–21 red · 2 coach cards1.98

42%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 21%37%

home winsaway wins

Analysed latest 100 of 126 career matches.

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 8
Stage
League Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Thani Bin Jassim Stadium, Doha
Capacity
21,175 · grass
Weather
32 °C · clear sky · humidity 71%
Referee
A. King
GHA coach
Pedro da Mota Vieira Martins (1.69 PPG)
ESTE coach
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Match summary

Esteghlal beat Al Gharafa 2-1 in the AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage.

Esteghlal had gone 11 matches unbeaten before this one.

Goals came from Ferjani Sassi (48') for Al Gharafa and Jasir Asani (37') and Hossein Goudarzi (60') for Esteghlal.

Al Gharafa — live results and scheduleEsteghlal — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

42 figures
Al Gharafafull timeEsteghlal
  1. 45%Possession55%
  2. 19Shots10
  3. 9Shots on target3
  4. 5Big chances1
  5. 9Corners5
  6. 355Passes446
  7. 9Fouls14
  8. 0Yellow cards3
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses3
  3. 98Attacks74
  4. 4Big chances missed1
  5. 23Crosses11
  6. 30Dangerous attacks22
  7. 8Dribble attempts19
  8. 47%Shot accuracy30%
  9. 6Shots blocked1
  10. 13Shots inside box7
  11. 4Shots off target6
  12. 6Shots outside box3
  13. 6Successful dribbles7
  14. Passing
  15. 23Accurate long passes28
  16. 282Accurate passes370
  17. 84%Forward passes %80%
  18. 12Key passes8
  19. 39%Long pass accuracy46%
  20. 59Long passes61
  21. 79%Pass accuracy83%
  22. 60Passes in final third55
  23. Defence
  24. 45Ball recoveries49
  25. 72Ball safe75
  26. 44Duels won37
  27. 11Goal kicks7
  28. 11Interceptions8
  29. 0Last-man tackles1
  30. 1Saves7
  31. 16Tackles7
  32. 13Tackles won4
  33. Discipline
  34. 14Free kicks9
  35. Other
  36. 0Injuries4
  37. 111Possession lost119
  38. 5Substitutions3
  39. 14Throw-ins25

Top ratings

XI avg 6.74 v 7.05
  1. Adam OunasGHA7.8
  2. Seydou SanoGHA7.7
  3. HFHabib FarabbasiESTE7.6
  4. Ferjani SassiGHA7.5
  5. Hossein GoudarziESTE7.4

Table after full time

AFC Champions League Elite 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Al Ain22-0-08:1+763rd ▲2
2Esteghlal22-0-05:1+464th ▲2
3Al Ahli21-1-04:2+241st ▼2
4Al-Qadsiah21-1-03:2+142nd ▼2
10Al Ittihad10-1-01:10110th
11Tractor Sazi20-1-10:1-1111th
12Al Gharafa20-0-22:4-2012th
13Al Wasl20-0-22:5-3014th ▲1
14Al Sadd10-0-10:3-3015th ▲1
16Al Nassr10-0-10:4-4016th
Al Gharafa
12th0 → 0 pts
Esteghlal
4th → 2nd3 → 6 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 2

AFC Champions League Elite · the other 10 games
  1. Pakhtakor1–1Al-Qadsiah
  2. Al Wasl1–3Al Ahli
  3. Tractor Sazi0–0Al Shamal SC
  4. Al Quwa Al Jawiya1–4Al Ain
  5. Al Nassr3–1Neftchi
  6. Newcastle Jets1–3Gamba Osaka
  7. Shanghai Port1–1Daejeon Citizen
  8. Pohang Steelers0–2Johor Darul Ta'zim
  9. Kyoto Sanga1–0Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC
  10. Công an Hà Nội0–1Kashima Antlers
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