Al Ahli won their opening game of the competition 2-0 against Qatar’s Al Sadd, but suffered a 1-0 defeat to Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor four weeks ago ahead of the double header with the Iranian champions. 

The Jeddah side defeated Al Shabab 4-0 in the Saudi Pro League on Friday and remain in fifth place in the standings, but well off the pace of the front two – Al Nassr and Al Hilal.

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.

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.

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.

Groups E and G are first up when the eight sides take to the field on Tuesday, before the remaining teams in Groups F and H follow suit a day later.

The Iraqi side are one of just three teams who are yet to concede a single goal in the competition. They collected four points from an 0-0 away draw against Zobahan and a 5-0 drubbing of Al Wasl in Karbala.

Al Zawraa’s last trip to Saudi Arabia dates back to 2005, when they fell to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Al Ahli in Jeddah.

The home side, managed by 2014 AFC Champions League finalist Laurentiu Reghecampf, started their campaign brightly, with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, but relapsed with a 5-0 defeat to Al Zawraa in Iraq.

Zobahan on the other side are one point and one place better off than their Monday opponents. An added time goal handed the Iranians a 3-2 win against Al Nassr in Matchday Two after they had been held to a goalless draw by Al Zawraa in their opening match.