Al Duhail vs Pakhtakor: Al Duhail won't lose here

Asian Champions League round 3 will see Al Duhail battle Pakhtakor for three points at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Thursday. Both teams are on the same point in Group D and a win for either team can take them to the top of the table.

Al Duhail (2nd)

Last two matches: LW

Al Duhail lost focus in the opening match which saw them lose to Al Taawoun (1-2). They were toothless in front of goals and they were punished by the Saudi based team.

They did bounce back against Sepahan as Micheal Olunga scored the only goal in that encounter.

Before the defeat against Al Taawoun, Al Duhail was on a ten-game unbeaten run, winning eight and drawing two. They finished 2nd behind Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and won the Emir Cup.

With just two games played out of six, all the teams in Group D are tied on three points and a win for Al Duhail will see them move straight to the top.

Pakhtakor (4th)

Last two matches: LW

Pakhtakor also had a rough start, they were beaten by Sepahan despite taking the lead in the 28th minute, they managed to resist the visitors from scoring in the first half but were heavily beaten in the second half as Sepahan scored three unreplied goals to secure all the points.

Just like top teams do, Pakhtakor bounced back and dust off their first match disappointment to get a win against Al Taawoun in a match they were tagged the underdogs.

If they manage to get a win here, they will be the first Uzbekistan team to beat a Qatar based team.

Expert Betting Tips

This will be the third game between Al Duhail and Pakhtakor in the Asia AFC Champions League with Al Duhail remaining undefeated in their previous two meetings (in 2013 – W1 D1).

The fastest goal ever scored in the history of the AFC Champions League was scored in this fixture on the 9th of March 2013 - Sebastián Soria scored for Al Duhail (known as Lekhwiya then) after only 12 seconds of their game against Pakhtakor.

Al Duhail have lost a game in this tournament which seems to be an unlucky event for them, I believe they will try to get a win here, bet on Al Duhail's win for 1.70.

Al Duhail are known for scoring lots of goals, bet on Al Dhail to score in both halves for 3.00.

A correct score of 2-1 for 7.80 won't be bad.

Good luck!