The Saudi Arabian team has confirmed that they will qualify for the next round as group winners, while the Tajikistan team has no chance of qualifying. However, this match is still important for both teams to show their best performance and improve their position in the final standings.
Al Nassr is one of the strongest teams in Asia, with a squad containing star players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson Talisca, Otavio, and Sadio Mane. They also have an experienced coach, Luís Castro, who won the Ukrainian Premier League title in the 2019 season. 2020 with Shakhtar Donetsk.
The proud team of the city of Riyadh has shown their dominance in group E, with four wins and one draw, and scored 12 goals, the most among all participating teams. They also have a solid defence, conceding just six goals in five matches.
Istiklol, on the other hand, is a debutant team in the AFC Champions League, having won the Tajikistan championship title for the tenth time in a row. Currently, they also dominate the Vysshaya Liga standings with a total of 43 points from 19 matches, far ahead of Ravshan who are in second place with a score of 34 points.
They are also coached by Igor Cherevchenko, who once played for the Tajikistan national team. This team has struggled hard in Group E, but has not yet won in five matches. The two points collected were obtained from two draws.
The first meeting between the two teams in Saudi Arabia ended in a landslide 3-1 win for Al Nassr. Istiklol actually took the lead through a goal scored by Shohruh Sebai in the 45th minute, but their defense was so fragile that Al-Nassr managed to open up opportunities and win through Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in the 67th minute, before Anderson Talisca added two more goals. in the 73rd and 78th minutes.
In this second match, Al Nassr certainly has the ambition to repeat their victory and close the preliminary round perfectly. However, alert because of their experience in the first leg, they conceded first at home.
Line-Up Forecast
| Istiklol (5-4-1) | Al-Nassr (4-2-3-1) |
| R. Yatimov | N. Al Aqidi |
| R. Dzhalilov | S. Al Ghanam |
| I. Novoselec | A. Al Awjami |
| S. Kurbonov | A. Laporte |
| A. Kartashyan | Alex Telles |
| T. Davlatmir | M. Brozović |
| A. Kamolov | S. Fofana |
| D. Beganović | Talisca |
| E. Panjshanbe | Otavinho |
| A. Dzhalilov | Sadio Mané |
| S. Sebai | Cristinao Ronaldo |
5 H2H Latest Istiklol – Al-Nassr
- October 03, 2023 – Al Nassr [3 – 1] Istiklol (AFC Champions League)
Istiklol – Last 5 Match Results
- October 03, 2023 – Al Nassr [3 – 1] Istiklol (AFC Champions League)
- October 24, 2023 – Persepolis [2 – 0] Istiklol (AFC Champions League)
- November 07, 2023 – Istiklol [1 – 1] Persepolis (AFC Champions League)
- November 27, 2023 – Al Duhail [2 – 0] Istiklol (AFC Champions League)
- December 01, 2023 – Kuktosh [1 – 4] Istiklol (League)
Al-Nassr – Last 5 Match Results
- November 08, 2023 – Al Duhail [2 – 3] Al Nassr (AFC Champions League)
- November 12, 2023 – Al Wehda [1 – 3] Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League)
- November 25, 2023 – Al Nassr [3 – 0] Al Akhdoud (Saudi Pro League)
- November 28, 2023 – Al Nassr [0 – 0] Persepolis (AFC Champions League)
- December 02, 2023 – Al Hilal [3 – 0] Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League)
TV Channels & How To Stream Istiklol vs Al-Nassr
Istiklol vs Al-Nassr match at Respublikanskiy Stadion im. M.V. Frunze Stadium, Dushanbe can be watched live streaming. AFC Champions League 2023-2024 6th round match broadcast on Soccer TV starting 12:00 ET.
| Match | Istiklol vs. Al-Nassr |
| Competition | 2023-2024 AFC Champions League |
| Match day | 6th round |
| Venue | Respublikanskiy Stadion im. M.V. Frunze Stadium, Dushanbe |
| Date | Tuesday, December 05, 2023 |
| Kickoff | 12:00 ET |
| Official TV | Soccer TV |
| Streaming Link | Soccer TV |
See also info regarding other Istiklol vs. Al-Nassr matches:
Apart from Soccer TV, you can also watch live streaming of Istiklol vs Al-Nassr via pay television channels available in several countries. Here are some of the television channels and platforms that broadcast the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League:
QQ Sports Live (China); Paramount+ (Australia); Sport1 (Germany); TOD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports AFC (Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, South Sudan, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq); FanCode (India); YouTube, FITE+ (International); Sport 3 (Israel); DAZN (Japan); MNC Soccer Channel, Vision+ (Indonesia); Alkass Ten (Qatar); Spor Smart (Turkey); FPT Play (Vietnam); ESPN2 Caribbean (Netherlands Antilles); LaLiga+ Spain (Spain), more here.
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