Persepolis vs Al-Gharafa: Asian Champions League Match Prediction
In one of the matches of the fourth round of the Asian Champions League on November 4, Persepolis will play against Qatari Al-Gharafa on its home field. How will the game go and what are the best bets to choose? - the answer is in our forecast. Should we expect a confident victory for the hosts today, who are the favorites in the bookmakers' line?

Command Analysis

Persepolis

Current form
In the Iranian championship, Persepolis went seven rounds without defeat, but in the last game away with a minimum score of 0:1 lost to Esteghlal Khuzestan. In the tournament table, the team is in fourth place, but has played fewer matches than all of its main competitors. In the Asian Champions League, they managed to score only one point in three rounds, drawing with Pakhtakor (1:1). It is worth noting that Persepolis relies on reliable defense in the game - the Iranians conceded only three goals, but at the same time they themselves managed to hit the opponent goal only once. In general, in the last 10 matches with their participation in all tournaments, not even three goals were scored.
Disqualifications and injuries
All key players are ready to take to the field today.
Interesting trends for betting
- There have been no goals scored in Persepolis' previous four matches
- Persepolis have not conceded more than one goal in the current Asian Champions League
Estimated line-up : Genduz - Sahrai, Gvelesiani, Puraligandzhi, Mohammadi - Rigi, Mehri, Ahmadzadeh, Alishah - Amiri, João.

Al-Gharafa

Current form
Al-Gharafa is one of the leaders of Qatari football. In the national championship, the team is in fourth place in the table after nine rounds, having scored 15 points. The gap from its closest competitors is only three points. In the last three matches in the championship, the team has not lost - two wins and a draw. In the Asian Champions League, they have not yet managed to fully prove themselves - one win and two defeats. It should be noted that one of the failures was in Iran in a match against Tehran Esteghlal (0:3). In the Champions League, Al-Gharafa demonstrates productive football - they have already managed to score five goals, but have conceded seven times.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its roster; all key players are ready to play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- In Al-Gharafa last five matches in all competitions, more than one goal has not been scored in the first half
- Goals have been exchanged in the previous five matches involving the Qatari team
Probable line-up : N'Diaye - Yousif, Sano, Traore, Souragh - Diaz, Sassi Al Ghanehi, Koman - Brahimi, Joselu.
Trends
Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
The bet played in the last five matches involving each of the teams
1.37Bet Goals in both halves – no
In three of the hosts' previous five matches, goals were not scored in either half
1.72Bet Exact score 1:1
In two of the last five matches the visitors have had this score
6.20Tip and bets
In the upcoming meeting, when choosing bets, we recommend paying attention to the total. First of all, we start from the hosts and their very closed football. Obviously, the guests will have to adapt to the opponent style of play. Over the past 12 matches with the participation of Persepolis, more than two goals have not been scored, we do not think that this impressive series will be interrupted today.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.68
Bet on the outcome
In general, we have opponents of comparable class, the chances of winning are largely equal. Only due to the home field factor, Persepolis gets the status of favorite, but taking into account far from the strongest game in the attack, the hosts are unlikely to win. There is a high probability that the duel of equal opponents will be a draw.
The second bet is a draw with odds of 3.40
Bet on the first half
In two of the four previous matches of the guests, a draw was recorded at the end of the first half. We expect in the forecast that today the opponents will take a closer look at each other, no one will take risks from the first minutes.
Prediction - draw in the first half with odds of 2.10