Match Info

AFC Champions League - League phase - Round 1

Date: 15 September 2025, Monday

Location: Sharjah Stadium (Sharjah)

Referee: Al Shamrani M. (Sau)

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	Al-Sharjah		Al-Gharafa

	1	X	2
				Watch
	1.93	3.4	3.9
				Watch
	2.01	3.57	3.35	Watch
	1.99	3.46	3.83	Watch
	2.06	3.14	3.48
Avarage Now (Initially)	2 ↓ (2.06)	3.39 ↑ (3.14)	3.64 ↑ (3.48)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 5.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Al-Sharjah
46.8%

Draw
27.5%

Al-Gharafa
25.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

44.5%

29.2%

26.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

44.7%

29.1%

26.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Al-Sharjah has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.3%)

Al-Gharafa has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Al-Sharjah than the current prediction. (-2.1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Al-Gharafa than the current prediction. (+0.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
83.3%	0%	16.7%

Al Sharjah - Al Gharafa Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. Al-Sharjah (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Al-Gharafa (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Al-Gharafa (2.36) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Al-Sharjah will win (5 of 6 users predict this - 83.33%).
Confidence interval (95%): 53.51% – 100%.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Al-Sharjah (votes: 2 - 50%). Al-Gharafa (votes: 2 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
26. Mohamed D. (G) 5. Katinic M. 20. Cho Yu-Min 4. Abdulrahman S. (C) 22. Meloni M. 8. Poblete G. 23. Fetai F. 33. Prijovic V. 19. Khaled Ebraheim 9. Manaj R. 11. Luan Pereira	1. Khalifa A. B. (G) 27. Holgate M. 20. Jang Hyun-Soo (C) 23. Fadlalla S. 24. Gunnarsson A. 13. Sassi F. 29. Diaz F. 42. Sano S. 7. Coman F. 9. Joselu 8. Brahimi Y.
Substitutes
10. Ben Larbi F. 27. Biro 30. Camara O. 18. Ghanim A. 32. Ibrahim H. 77. Igor Coronado 44. Petrovic D. 21. Saeed M. 3. Saleh A. 6. Suroor M. 49. Taarabt A. 53. Zaal A. (G)	33. Abdulnasir C. 26. Al-Ali R. A. 18. Al Oui A. 17. Boussafi R. 14. Djalo A. 5. Essam M. 99. Hamed J. 12. Ismaeil H. 21. Kahiout H. (G) 40. Lecomte C. (G) 3. Muntari M. 6. Traore D.
Coaches
Milojevic M.	Martins P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 2)
20', Luan Pereira ↓, Taarabt A. ↑,
24', Gunnarsson A. 🟨,
33', 0 - 1, Brahimi Y. (Pen),
43', Meloni M. ↓, Camara O. ↑,
44', Cho Yu-Min ↓, Igor Coronado ↑,
45+4', 0 - 2, Joselu ⚽, Brahimi Y. (A),
2nd Half (4 - 1)
46', Poblete G. ↓, Ibrahim H. ↑,
60', Manaj R. (Pen),
60', 1 - 2, Manaj R. ⚽,
62', 2 - 2, Camara O. ⚽,
63', Coman F. ↓, Djalo A. ↑,
63', Ibrahim H. 🟨,
73', 2 - 3, Joselu (Pen),
74', Gunnarsson A. ↓, Al Oui A. ↑,
79', Taarabt A. ↓, Ben Larbi F. ↑,
86', Khalifa A. B. 🟥,
90', Holgate M. ↓, Lecomte C. ↑,
90', Brahimi Y. ↓, Traore D. ↑,
90+1', 3 - 3, Manaj R. ⚽,
90+3', Fetai F. 🟨,
90+10', 4 - 3, Igor Coronado ⚽, Camara O. (A),

Preview

At the moment, both teams are looking strong and ready to play.

Al-Sharjah may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Al-Gharafa has had a series of home games.

Al-Sharjah is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

The teams have not played against each other recently.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Al-Sharjah
UAE Football League
11.09.25	Khor Fakkan - Al-Sharjah	2:2 ✺
UAE League Cup
06.09.25	Al-Sharjah - Dibba Al Fujairah	2:0 ✺
31.08.25	Dibba Al Fujairah - Al-Sharjah	0:1 ✺
UAE Football League
22.08.25	Al-Sharjah - Al-Jazira	0:1 ✺
16.08.25	Dibba Al Fujairah - Al-Sharjah	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.6 TWWLW
- Al-Gharafa SC
Qatar QSL
12.09.25	Al-Gharafa - Al-Sailiya	2:0 ✺
Qatar QSL Cup
01.09.25	Al-Gharafa - Al-Sadd	3:3 ✺
Qatar QSL
28.08.25	Al-Sadd - Al-Gharafa	2:0 ✺
22.08.25	Al-Gharafa - Al-Arabi Doha	2:1 ✺
15.08.25	Al-Gharafa - Umm-Salal	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9 WTLWW

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