Al-Jazira host Gol Gohar in the AFC Cup. Al-Jazira have generally had the better of things lately, sitting top of this mini-table while Gol Gohar are down in fourth after just two games each.
These two have already crossed paths once this season, drawing 0-0 in September, so this is a repeat meeting rather than a first look at each other.
Analysis updated .
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Form Across The Board
Al-Jazira's last 20 matches, taken across various competitions, read 11 wins, six draws and three defeats, with 30 goals scored against 18 conceded. That's a healthy return and includes some comfortable home wins mixed in among cup and league fixtures.
Al-Jazira: 20 completed matches; Gol Gohar: 20 completed matches.
Al-Jazira
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +12
Gol Gohar
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- -3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents Cup | Al-Jazira | Ajman | 22.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Ittihad Kalba | Al-Jazira | 18.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Al-Jazira | Arkadag | 14.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Sharjah FC | Al-Jazira | 09.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| League Cup | Khorfakkan | Al-Jazira | 02.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Al-Jazira | Al Wahda FC | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Gol Gohar | Al-Jazira | 15.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Jazira | Al Nasr | 10.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | Al-Jazira | 05.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Pro League | Al-Jazira | Ajman | 29.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Gol Gohar | Kheybar Khorramabad | 23.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Esteghlal FC | Gol Gohar | 19.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Muharraq | Gol Gohar | 14.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Gol Gohar | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 08.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Gol Gohar | Al-Jazira | 15.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Shams Azar Qazvin | Gol Gohar | 10.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Tractor Sazi | Gol Gohar | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Gol Gohar | Aluminium Arak | 01.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Sepahan FC | Gol Gohar | 28.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Gol Gohar | Chadormalu SC | 24.08.2026 | 3-0 |
Gol Gohar's equivalent run is shakier: seven wins, four draws and nine losses from 20, with 19 goals for and 22 against. More tellingly, they've lost three of their last four outings, including back-to-back away defeats in the AFC Champions League Two group they're part of.
Al-Jazira's broader form picture looks stronger than Gol Gohar's right now.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al-Jazira vs Gol Gohar

They've Already Drawn Once
The only meeting between these two on record is the 0-0 they played out in September, in the same AFC Champions League Two group this fixture belongs to. It was tight enough that neither side could find a breakthrough.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Two | Gol Gohar | Al-Jazira | 15.09.2026 | 0-0 |
Where They Sit In The Group
Based on the two matches shown for this group, Al-Jazira are top with four points from a win and a draw, while Gol Gohar sit fourth with just one point from a draw and a defeat. That's only a partial picture of the group rather than a full table, but it does line up with the contrast in recent form.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group B | |||||||
| 1 | Al-Jazira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 4 |
| 2 | Arkadag | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 3 |
| 3 | Muharraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 1 |

A Second Look At Each Other
This return fixture comes roughly six weeks after that goalless draw, and the gap between the sides seems to have widened rather than narrowed since. Al-Jazira have kept picking up results, while Gol Gohar have gone the other way, losing their next two matches after that stalemate.
Whether that trend holds a month further down the line, given how far out this match still is from the October sample, is the open question. Group matches like this can throw up different team news and rotation by the time they're actually played.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcom | Brazil | 29 | Attacker | 171 | 77 |
| E. Destanoğlu | Türkiye | 25 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 88 |
| Talisca | Brazil | 32 | Midfielder | 191 | 80 |
| S. Banza | France | 30 | Attacker | 189 | 77 |
| Willyan Rocha | Brazil | 31 | Defender | 191 | 90 |
| Ali Khaseif | United Arab Emirates | 39 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 81 |
| Khalifa Al Hammadi | United Arab Emirates | 27 | Defender | 178 | 62 |
| Mohammed Al Attas | United Arab Emirates | 29 | Defender | 179 | 63 |
| Abdalla Ramadan | United Arab Emirates | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 71 |
| Khalifa Mubarak | United Arab Emirates | 27 | Defender | ||
| R. Tagir | Türkiye | 23 | Defender | 182 cm | 72 kg |
| Marcus Meloni | Brazil | 26 | Defender | 173 | 70 |
| Bruno | Brazil | 25 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 69 kg |
| M. Rabii | Morocco | 25 | Defender | 187 cm | 85 kg |
| J. Geusens | Belgium | 24 | Midfielder | 185 | 76 |
| Rúben Canedo | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 168 | 64 |
| Milson | Angola | 27 | Midfielder | 170 | 69 |
| S. Leković | Serbia | 25 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| K. Asllani | Albania | 24 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| Vinicius Mello | Brazil | 24 | Attacker | 178 cm | 84 kg |
| Rúben Alexandre Ramos Amaral | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 174 cm | 69 kg |
| Ali Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Abdulla Almemari | United Arab Emirates | 22 | Attacker | 179 cm | 74 kg |
| N. Vukić | Serbia | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Coulibaly | Côte d'Ivoire | 23 | Midfielder | 170 cm | 68 kg |
| J. de los Santos | Uruguay | 23 | Attacker | 174 | 72 |
| Zayed Fadaaq | United Arab Emirates | 21 | Goalkeeper | ||
| A. Dennis | Nigeria | 22 | Midfielder | 179 | 75 |
| S. Malkoçoğlu | Türkiye | 21 | Midfielder | 190 | 82 |
| N. Mujkić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Igor | Brazil | 21 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| M. Jatta | Gambia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. E. Fettahoglu | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Alishah | Iran | 34 | Attacker | 172 cm | n/a |
| E. Hosseini | Iran | 28 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| S. Nemati | Iran | 32 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| M. Najarian | Iran | 28 | Defender | 176 cm | 70 kg |
| M. Abbasi | Iran | 30 | Attacker | 176 cm | n/a |
| M. Masoumi | Iran | 30 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| A. Aashouri | Iran | 37 | Attacker | 174 cm | n/a |
| M. Aliyari | Iran | 30 | Attacker | 189 | n/a |
| M. Zahedi | Iran | 33 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| A. Alizadeh | Iran | 33 | Midfielder | 182 cm | n/a |
| F. Garousian | Iran | 34 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | n/a |
| P. Ghazipour | Iran | 29 | Defender | 172 cm | n/a |
| M. Alinejad | Iran | 33 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| L. Ben Hassine | Tunisia | 26 | Midfielder | 186 cm | 76 kg |
| A. Jafari | Iran | 24 | Defender | 176 cm | n/a |
| M. Kor | Iran | 23 | Defender | 187 | n/a |
| M. Bordbar | Iran | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Kazemian | Iran | 30 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| M. Goudarzi | Iran | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Fakhrian | Iran | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Hassani | Iran | 20 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| S. Sahraei | Iran | 23 | Defender | 185 cm | n/a |
| A. Sheikholeslami | Iran | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Zendehrouh | Iran | 34 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Nasimov | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Ehsanifar | Iran | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. E. Masoumi | Iran | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Akhbari | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Ali Ashouri | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
There's enough here to sketch a picture, with Al-Jazira looking the sturdier side on paper, but without a market to weigh up there's nothing concrete to back yet.
Worth revisiting closer to kickoff once team news and any updated odds are in, given how much can change over a month and how tightly the only previous meeting went.
