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Esteghlal vs Al Sadd Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–03 – 0

Jasir Asani 9′Saeed Saharkhizan 47′Esmaeil Gholizadeh 90+5′8th

11th

Official Player of the MatchJasir AsaniESTE · 1 goal · 1 assist · 101′ played · 3 key passes · 3 shots (3 on target) · 4 recoveries

8.2
Possession
26%74%
Shots · on target in brackets
9 (7)14 (3)
Corners
25
Table · 3 v 0 pts
8th → 1st11th → 16th

AFC Champions League EliteMatchday 1Basra Sport City StadiumRef K. Elhatmy

Events

ESTE 3–0 SAD · 3–2 yellow
  1. Full time 3–0
  2. Esmaeil Gholizadeh3–0Goal · right foot · assist Mohammad Hossein Eslami
  3. +Younes El Hannachfor Pedro Miguel · injury
  4. Jaloliddin Masharipovfor Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
  5. ClaudinhoYellow card
  6. Agustín Soriafor Guilherme
  7. Hasan Al-Haydosfor Yusuf Abdurisag
  8. Saleh HardaniYellow card
  9. Mohammad Hossein Eslamifor Saeed Saharkhizan
  10. Mohamed Al-Mannaifor Hashim Ali
  11. Paulo OtávioYellow card
  12. Esmaeil Gholizadehfor Alireza Koushki
  13. Saeed Saharkhizan2–0Goal · right foot · assist Jasir Asani
  14. Half-time 1–0
  15. Alireza KoushkiYellow card
  16. Hossein GoudarziYellow card
  17. Jasir Asani1–0Goal · left foot

Team stats

44 figures
Esteghlalfull timeAl Sadd
  1. 26%Possession74%
  2. 9Shots14
  3. 7Shots on target3
  4. 3Big chances2
  5. 2Corners5
  6. 253Passes692
  7. 9Fouls10
  8. 3Yellow cards2
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 0Accurate crosses4
  3. 53Attacks147
  4. 0Big chances missed2
  5. 3Crosses28
  6. 21Dangerous attacks72
  7. 22Dribble attempts22
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 0Offsides1
  10. 78%Shot accuracy21%
  11. 0Shots blocked1
  12. 6Shots inside box6
  13. 2Shots off target10
  14. 3Shots outside box8
  15. 7Successful dribbles12
  16. Passing
  17. 22Accurate long passes26
  18. 188Accurate passes623
  19. 81%Forward passes %84%
  20. 7Key passes10
  21. 37%Long pass accuracy55%
  22. 59Long passes47
  23. 74%Pass accuracy90%
  24. 34Passes in final third82
  25. Defence
  26. 41Ball recoveries45
  27. 81Ball safe83
  28. 43Duels won48
  29. 15Goal kicks3
  30. 13Interceptions9
  31. 0Last-man tackles1
  32. 3Saves4
  33. 16Tackles18
  34. 10Tackles won11
  35. Discipline
  36. 10Free kicks9
  37. Other
  38. 1Injuries1
  39. 110Possession lost128
  40. 3Substitutions4
  41. 14Throw-ins25

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Roberto FirminoSAD4 (1)
  2. Jasir AsaniESTE3 (3)
  3. Esmaeil GholizadehESTE2 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Jasir AsaniESTE1
  2. Mohammad Hossein EslamiESTE1

Passes

  1. Tarek SalmanSAD94/98
  2. Boualem KhoukhiSAD86/97
  3. ClaudinhoSAD83/99

Progressive passes

  1. Tarek SalmanSAD94 (96%)
  2. ClaudinhoSAD91 (92%)
  3. GuilhermeSAD72 (90%)

Final-third passes

  1. ClaudinhoSAD20
  2. GuilhermeSAD14
  3. Akram AfifSAD11

Ball recoveries

  1. Meshaal BarshamSAD10
  2. H. Far AbbasiESTE7
  3. Boualem KhoukhiSAD6

Duels won

  1. Saleh HardaniESTE11/22
  2. Pedro MiguelSAD9/17
  3. Hossein GoudarziESTE8/14

Dribbles

  1. Paulo OtávioSAD4/6
  2. Jasir AsaniESTE2/6
  3. Agustín SoriaSAD2/3

Matchday 1

AFC Champions League Elite · the other 10 games
  1. Neftchi1–0Al Quwa Al Jawiya
  2. Al Shamal SC1–1Al Ittihad
  3. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai1–0Tractor Sazi
  4. Al-Qadsiah2–1Al Wasl
  5. Al Ahli1–1Pakhtakor
  6. Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC4–6Shanghai Port
  7. Gamba Osaka4–1Công an Hà Nội
  8. Daejeon Citizen1–0Kyoto Sanga
  9. Kashima Antlers7–1Newcastle Jets
  10. Beijing Guoan3–1Pohang Steelers
AFC Champions League Elite fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 1stfrom 8th

    Esteghlal moved from 8th to 1st in the AFC Champions League Elite table with this result.0 → 3 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 16thfrom 11th

    Al Sadd moved from 11th to 16th in the AFC Champions League Elite table with this result.0 → 0 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1stwin in 5 meetings

    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.

Top ratings

XI avg 6.95 v 6.66
  1. Jasir AsaniESTE8.2
  2. EGEsmaeil GholizadehESTE7.6
  3. Saeed SaharkhizanESTE7.2
  4. Aaref Aghasi KolahsorkhiESTE7.2
  5. Rustam AshurmatovESTE7.2

Table after full time

AFC Champions League Elite 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Esteghlal11-0-03:0+338th ▲7
2Al-Qadsiah11-0-02:1+1314th ▲12
3Shabab Al Ahli Dubai11-0-01:0+131st ▼2
14Tractor Sazi10-0-10:1-1015th ▲1
15Al Quwa Al Jawiya10-0-10:1-1016th ▲1
16Al Sadd10-0-10:3-3011th ▼5
Esteghlal
8th → 1st0 → 3 pts
Al Sadd
11th → 16th0 → 0 pts

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

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Esteghlal4d restequal rest · old → new4d restAl Sadd
  1. 1-0W22 Feb
  2. 2-1W27 Feb
  3. 0-0D19 Mar
  4. 4-0W14 Aug
  5. 1-0W18 Aug
  6. 2-0W23 Aug
  7. 0-0D28 Aug
  8. 1-1D2 Sep
  9. 0-0D6 Sep
  10. 1-0W10 Sep

6-4-0goals 12:22.20pts/game

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

  1. 4-1W5 May
  2. 1-4L9 May
  3. 1-2L17 Jul
  4. 1-0W30 Jul
  5. 1-1D6 Aug
  6. 3-1W22 Aug
  7. 6-2W28 Aug
  8. 2-1W1 Sep
  9. 4-1W5 Sep
  10. 6-3W10 Sep

7-1-2goals 29:162.20pts/game

  1. HPaykan1–0
  2. AAluminium Arak0–0
  3. HPersepolis1–1
  4. AFoolad0–0
  5. HSepahan2–0

latest 5

  1. AAl Sailiya6–3
  2. HAl Gharafa4–1
  3. HAl Gharafa2–1
  4. AQatar SC6–2
  5. HAl-Ahli Doha3–1
Show older matches
  1. ANassaji Mazandaran1–0
  2. HMes Shahr-e Babak4–0
  3. HSepahan0–0
  4. HFajr Sepasi2–1
  5. AMes Rafsanjan1–0

older

  1. AAris Limassol1–1
  2. ATrabzonspor1–0
  3. ASigma Olomouc1–2
  4. AAl Gharafa1–4
  5. AAl Duhail4–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Esteghlalall competitionsAl Sadd
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 1.8Goals per game (both sides)5.07
  3. 40%Over 1.593%
  4. 27%Over 2.587%
  5. 20%Over 3.573%
  6. 27%Both teams scored93%
  7. 60%Clean sheets7%
  8. 33%Failed to score0%
  9. Esteghlal at home v Al Sadd away
  10. 8Played10
  11. 6Won6
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 14-5Goals (for-against)32-21
  15. 2.38Points per game2
  16. 38%Over 2.580%
  17. 50%Clean sheets10%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 7-21st-half goals (for-against)25-9
  20. 11-72nd-half goals (for-against)22-20
  21. 61%Goals after half-time47%
  22. 40%Goal before half-time100%
  23. 4-11-0Half-time W-D-L10-3-2

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 1 of 8
Stage
League Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Basra Sport City Stadium, Basra
Capacity
65,227 · grass
Weather
29 °C · clear sky · humidity 39%
Referee
K. Elhatmy
ESTE coach
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
SAD coach
Răzvan Lucescu (1.84 PPG)

Match summary

Esteghlal beat Al Sadd 3-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage.

Al Sadd had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Across 5 previous meetings on record, Esteghlal won 0 and Al Sadd won 2, with 3 draws (2.4 goals per game).

Esteghlal won with 26% of the possession. Jasir Asani (9'), Saeed Saharkhizan (47') and Esmaeil Gholizadeh (90') scored the goals for Esteghlal.

Esteghlal — live results and scheduleAl Sadd — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Esteghlal5-4-16.95 avg rating 6.664-2-3-1Al Sadd
  1. 767.0H. Far Abbasi101′
  1. 26.8Saleh HardaniYC 101′
  2. 66.7S. Fallah101′
  3. 337.2Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi101′
  4. 57.2Rustam Ashurmatov101′
  5. 276.8Hossein GoudarziYC 101′
  1. 78.2Jasir Asani★ G A 101′
  2. 86.6Amirmohammad Razzaghinia↓80′
  3. 46.6Roozbeh Cheshmi101′
  4. 206.1Alireza KoushkiYC ↓54′
  1. 117.2Saeed SaharkhizanG ↓68′
  1. 226.5Meshaal Barsham101′
  1. 67.0Paulo OtávioYC 101′
  2. 166.0Boualem Khoukhi101′
  3. 56.3Tarek Salman101′
  4. 26.6Pedro Miguel↓90+2′+ 95′
  1. 87.1Guilherme↓78′
  2. 336.9ClaudinhoYC 101′
  1. 306.8Akram Afif101′
  2. 96.6Roberto Firmino101′
  3. 236.9Hashim Ali↓66′
  1. 126.4Yusuf Abdurisag↓78′
  1. 10Jaloliddin MasharipovFW · ↑80′6.4
  2. 80Mohammad Hossein EslamiMF · A ↑68′7.4
  3. 87Esmaeil GholizadehMF · G ↑54′7.6
  4. 9Mohammad Reza AzadiFW
  5. 15Abolfazl ZamaniMF
  6. 18Abolfazl ZoleykhaeiDF
  7. 22S. TouranianDF
  8. 26Mehdi Ghayedi HeydariMF
  9. 36Alireza MohebaliMF
  10. 40Mohammadali Nabizadeh Chamaz KotiGK
  11. 60Seyed Aria HosseinifardGK
  12. 88Mehran AhmadiMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh · Răzvan Lucescu (1.84 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off · ★ MOTM

  1. 3Younes El HannachDF · ↑90+2′
  2. 10Hasan Al-HaydosFW · ↑78′6.4
  3. 17Mohamed Al-MannaiMF · ↑66′6.5
  4. 80Agustín SoriaMF · ↑78′7.1
  5. 1Saad Al-SheebGK
  6. 7Mohammed WaadMF
  7. 14Mustafa MashaalMF
  8. 26Alessio RomagnoliDF
  9. 31Yousef Abdulla BaliadehGK

Head-to-head

5 meetings on record since 2011

0-3-2Esteghlal W-D-L · goals 4:8

0 ESTE3 draws2 SAD
With Esteghlal at home
0-2-1 (2:4)
Goals per meeting
2.4
Over 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams scored
60%
Won by the host
20%
Last 5 (Esteghlal)
0W 3D 2L · 2.4 goals/game
  1. Al Sadd2–0EsteghlalAFC Champions League Elite
  2. Al Sadd2–2EsteghlalAFC Champions League Elite
  3. Esteghlal1–3Al SaddAFC Champions League Elite
  4. Esteghlal0–0Al SaddAFC Champions League Elite
  5. Esteghlal1–1Al SaddAFC Champions League Elite

Referee

K. Elhatmy
Cards / match
3.81this match 5 (+1.19)
Yellows / match
3.42this match 5
Reds / match
0.38
Penalties / match
0.3831% of matches
Fouls / match
26.2this match 19

1.88Home 1.88 vs Away 1.54 yellows/match · +0.34 home · 7–3 red1.54

46%Results in 26 matches · draw 12%42%

home winsaway wins
With Esteghlal
0-1-0 in 1 · 3 yellows/game

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