Match summary
Al Sadd had won 5 matches in a row before this one.
Esteghlal won with 26% of the possession.
Esteghlal vs Al SaddResult, Lineups & H2H
- Asani9'
- Saharkhizan47'
- Gholizadeh90+5'
Basra Sport City Stadium
Esteghlal vs Al Sadd in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Esteghlal's first win over Al Sadd in 5 meetings on record.No earlier win in 5 meetings on record since 2011-03-01 (3D 2L); all competitions.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Esteghlal2W 3D 0L
EsteghlalAl Sadd
9Pointsof 1515
4Goals scored21
1Goals conceded8
4Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row15+
9Unbeaten in a row7
0Conceded in a row6
Head to head5 meetings · Mar 2011 – Sep 2024
- Esteghlal wins
- 0
- Draws
- 3
- Al Sadd wins
- 2
2.4goals per meeting
60%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
20%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsEsteghlal 0W 3D 2L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
EsteghlalAl Sadd
- Goal · Esteghlal · Esmaeil Gholizadeh3-090+5'
- 90+2'Substitution · Al Sadd · Younes El Hannach · InOut: Pedro Miguel
- Substitution · Esteghlal · Jaloliddin Masharipov · InOut: Amirmohammad Razzaghinia80'
- 79'Yellow Card · Al Sadd · Claudinho
- 78'Substitution · Al Sadd · Hasan Al-Haydos · InOut: Yusuf Abdurisag
- 78'Substitution · Al Sadd · Agustín Soria · InOut: Guilherme
- Yellow Card · Esteghlal · Saleh Hardani69'
- Substitution · Esteghlal · Mohammad Hossein Eslami · InOut: Saeed Saharkhizan68'
- 66'Substitution · Al Sadd · Mohamed Al-Mannai · InOut: Hashim Ali
- 61'Yellow Card · Al Sadd · Paulo Otávio
- Substitution · Esteghlal · Esmaeil Gholizadeh · InOut: Alireza Koushki54'
- Goal · Esteghlal · Saeed Saharkhizan2-047'
- Yellow Card · Esteghlal · Alireza Koushki38'
- Yellow Card · Esteghlal · Hossein Goudarzi33'
- Goal · Esteghlal · Jasir Asani1-09'
Match Statistics
Match stats
EsteghlalAl Sadd
26%Ball Possession74%
9Shots Total14
7Shots On Target3
2Corners5
9Fouls10
3Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
3Saves4
253Passes692
2Shots Off Target10
53Attacks147
21Dangerous Attacks72
6Shots Inside Box6
3Shots Outside Box8
3Goals0
10Free Kicks9
0Shots Blocked1
3Substitutions4
0Hit Woodwork1
16Tackles18
2Assists0
188Accurate Passes623
1Injuries1
3Total Crosses28
0Accurate Crosses4
13Interceptions9
43Duels Won48
3Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Starting XI
Substitutes
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AZ
Abolfazl Zoleykhaei-
MH
Mehdi Ghayedi Heydari-
AM
Alireza Mohebali-
MK
Mohammadali Nabizadeh Chamaz Koti-
SH
Seyed Aria HosseinifardPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | 26(65%) | 1 | 3/10 | |
| 7.6 | 36' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 12(85%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 7.4 | 22' | 0 | 1 | - | 5(100%) | - | 4/4 | |
| 7.2 | 68' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 9(89%) | - | 0/4 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(81%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(62%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(48%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(68%) | 5 | 11/22 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | 2 | 8/14 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(83%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 6.6 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 21(90%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.4 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 6.1 | 54' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(77%) | - | 1/7 |
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