Esteghlal have lost to nil in 3 of their last 4 matches
Can Al Nassr take all three points in the AFC Champions League?
Esteghlal vs Al Nassr betting tips for group stage game
Tip: Esteghlal v Al Nassr | Odds |
Al Nassr Win To Nil | @2.40 |
Al Nassr -1 Handicap | @2.20 |
Esteghlal vs Al Nassr Preview
Esteghlal are in poor form and have no home advantage here with the match being played in Dubai. Al Nassr should have too much class and win in the AFC Champions League.
Stats
Esteghlal have lost to nil in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Al Nassr have won their last 6 matches.
Al Nassr have won to nil in 3 of their last 6 matches.
Head to Head
Esteghlal have a 1-1 record against Al Nassr.
They met in the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage, both teams winning 2-1 at home.
Esteghlal Form
Esteghlal sit 11th in the Persian Gulf Pro League, scoring eight goals with 11 conceded. They have lost their last two at home, 1-0 against Persepolis and 3-0 at Zob Ahan.
Pitso Mosimane’s side got off to a winning start in the AFC Champions League, beating Al Gharafa in Iran.
Esteghlal lost 2-0 at Al Sadd in their second group game.
Esteghlal Injuries
Centre-backs Roozbeh Cheshmi and Iman Salimi are injured alongside left-back Abolfazl Jalali.
Midfielder Mehdi Mehdipour is out with a cruciate ligament tear.
Al Nassr Form
Al Nassr have won their last six games, scoring 14 goals with three conceded. They won 3-0 at Al Ettifaq and 2-1 at Al Hazem to advance in the King’s Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in a 2-0 win against Al Wehda before beating Al Rayyan 2-1 the AFC Champions League. They returned to the Saudi League with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Al Orubah.
Stefano Pioli’s side are coming off a 2-1 win at Al Shabab. Aymeric Laporte opened the scoring before they conceded in the 90th minute, Ronaldo stepping up to convert a 97th minute penalty.
Al Nassr Injuries
Attacking midfielder Sami Al-Najei is out until January with a cruciate ligament injury.