After a resounding 5-1 victory over Al Rayyan in their opening group game, the Saudi side slumped to a 4-1 defeat against Al Wahda in their second game.

The Jeddah-side are currently in a battle to avoid relegation from the Saudi Pro League, but a 4-1 win over Al Batin at the weekend kept them above the drop zone.

Goals from Lucca and Gelmin Rivas helped the Qatari side come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan’s PFC Lokomotiv on Matchday Two as they rebounded strongly from an opening-day defeat to Al Ittihad.

The hosts go into the game on the back of a 2-2 draw against Al Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League at the end of last week and they currently sit fourth in the standings.

As the group stage gets set to reach its midway stage, the-AFC.com has picked out five things to look out for ahead of the Matchday Three fixtures.

Al Zawraa look to extend an impressive defensive record, Al Nassr chase a first-win in eight while their rivals Al Hilal eye a perfect mark.The eight clashes of the 2019 AFC Champions League Matchday Three West Zone take place on Monday and Tuesday with plenty to look forward to.

Graziano Pelle’s double helped the Chinese side come from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw against Kashima Antlers four weeks ago as Shandong made it back-to-back 2-2 draws.

Shandong have drawn four of their past five games in all competitions after a 1-1 scoreline against Shenzhen during the weekend that left them in fourth place in the Chinese Super League.

The Korean side have played out successive draws with Shandong Luneng and Johor Darul Ta’zim so far and currently sit two points behind their opponents.

Gyeongnam go into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to FC Seoul in the K League 1 on Saturday, though, and have won just once in seven games in all competitions.

Urawa lead the way in the table after their scoreless draw against Beijing FC on Matchday Two took them to four points from two games.

Their form in the J.league has been less impressive, though, and a 3-0 defeat at home to Yokohama F. Marinos on Friday leaves them eighth in the standings.