Navbahor vs Al Ittihad Match Analysis & Prediction
15/02/2024 5:00 pm
Playing their first-ever knockout match at the AFC Champions League, Navbahor Namangan welcome Al Ittihad to Markaziy Stadion for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie on Thursday.
Navbahor finished the group stage of this competition as the best second-placed team with 13 points, winning their previous game 2-1 over Mumbai City, while Al Ittihad topped Group C with 15 points, beating Sepahan 2-1 on matchday six.
It has been a long journey to the last 16 for Navbahor, who needed to beat Al-Wakrah in a qualifier just to get into the group stage of this competition.
However, Samvel Babayan’s side have secured their spot into the knockout stage, losing just one of their six group matches in their debut campaign in this tournament.
Navbahor have not been quite as sharp on home soil, winning just one of their previous four matches across all competitions at Markaziy Stadium (3-0 victory over Bunyodkor).
Making their first appearance in this tournament since the 2018-19 campaign, Al Ittihad had little trouble in the group stage, winning five of six matches.
Marcelo Gallardo’s side head into the contest having won their previous two away matches across all competitions, outscoring their opponents 7-0 over that stretch.
Al Ittihad have been never been eliminated in the last 16 of this competition and have not been knocked out at that stage of any tournament since the 2019-20 King’s Cup (2-1 defeat to Al Fateh).
Navbahor vs. Al Ittihad Head to head
This will be the first meeting between these two teams.
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Navbahor Team News
Ibrokim Yuldoshev was suspended in the previous Navbahor Champions League match against Mumbai City after receiving two cautions in their defeat to Al Hilal.
There were two changes made to the Navbahor starting lineup from matchday five to six, with Azimjon Akhmedov and Luka Cermelj replacing Yuldoshev and Filip Ivanovic.
Navbahor's Last 5 Matches
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24/11/2023Olympic2Navbahor1Super League
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28/11/2023Navbahor0Al Hilal2AFC Champions League
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01/12/2023Navbahor1Neftchi1Super League
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04/12/2023Mumbai City1Navbahor2AFC Champions League
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22/01/2024Orenburg2Navbahor2Club Friendlies
Al Ittihad Team News
Ahmed Bamsaud, Ahmed Sharahili and Abdullah Al-Jadaani are all expected to miss this game for Al Ittihad due to cruciate ligament tears.
Luiz Felipe tore a muscle in December and is still recovering, while Omar Hawsawi and Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti have unknown injuries.
Al Ittihad's Last 5 Matches
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15/12/2023Al Ahly3Al Ittihad1FIFA Club World Cup
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23/12/2023Al Ittihad1Al Raed3Saudi League
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26/12/2023Al Ittihad2Al Nassr5Saudi League
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04/02/2024Al Faisaly0Al Ittihad4King's Cup
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07/02/2024Al Tai0Al Ittihad3Saudi League
Navbahor vs. Al Ittihad: Odds and Predictions
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