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· Thani Bin Jassim Stadium (Al-Gharafah Stadium)

Al-Gharafa

ALG

1–2Full timeHalf-time 0–1

Esteghlal

EST

Timeline

How it happened

  1. 37'Jasir Asaniassist by Saleh HardaniGoal for Esteghlal at 37 minutes: Jasir Asani assist by Saleh Hardani
  2. 44'Jaloliddin MasharipovYellow card for Esteghlal at 44 minutes: Jaloliddin Masharipov
  3. 45+4'Roozbeh CheshmiYellow card for Esteghlal at 45 minutes: Roozbeh Cheshmi
  4. Ferjani Sassiassist by Seydou Sano48'Goal for Al-Gharafa at 48 minutes: Ferjani Sassi assist by Seydou Sano
  5. 60'Hossein GoudarziGoal for Esteghlal at 60 minutes: Hossein Goudarzi
  6. 82'Esmaeil GholizadehYellow card for Esteghlal at 82 minutes: Esmaeil Gholizadeh
Show 8 substitutions
  1. 32'Jasir Asani on for Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaSubstitution for Esteghlal at 32 minutes: Jasir Asani on for Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
  2. Hassan Alaa Aladdin on for Damé Traoré46'Substitution for Al-Gharafa at 46 minutes: Hassan Alaa Aladdin on for Damé Traoré
  3. 53'Alireza Koushki on for Jaloliddin MasharipovSubstitution for Esteghlal at 53 minutes: Alireza Koushki on for Jaloliddin Masharipov
  4. Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag on for Frank Magri64'Substitution for Al-Gharafa at 64 minutes: Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag on for Frank Magri
  5. 67'Mohammadhossein Eslami on for Jasir AsaniSubstitution for Esteghlal at 67 minutes: Mohammadhossein Eslami on for Jasir Asani
  6. Florinel Coman on for Seydou Sano75'Substitution for Al-Gharafa at 75 minutes: Florinel Coman on for Seydou Sano
  7. Mason Holgate on for Abdulrahman Al Rashidi75'Substitution for Al-Gharafa at 75 minutes: Mason Holgate on for Abdulrahman Al Rashidi
  8. Amjad Nassar Mohamed on for Yacine Brahimi80'Substitution for Al-Gharafa at 80 minutes: Amjad Nassar Mohamed on for Yacine Brahimi
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

Al-Gharafa3-4-2-1Starting shape4-2-3-1Esteghlal
41%Possession51%
41%Territory32%
8.0%Directness4.4%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 2 for Al-Gharafa, 2 for Esteghlal. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 31 of 51 matches, not the full season.

Line-ups45 players
Head to headPossession, shots, discipline
Al-GharafaEsteghlal
45Possession %55
19Shots10
9On target3
5Big chances1
9Corners5
355Passes446
79Pass accuracy %83
42.0Field tilt %est.26.7
9Fouls14
0Yellow cards3