Al Quwa Al Jawiya to host Pakhtakor in matchday three of the AFC Champions League Elite

Iraq's Al Quwa Al Jawiya will host Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor on 26 October 2026 at 21:15 Damascus and Saudi Arabia time, in a clash between the two sides in matchday three of the league phase of the AFC Champions League Elite for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Al Quwa Al Jawiya enter the match after a run of inconsistent results, having lost their last match against Al Talaba 0-1 away from home on 22 October 2026, before which they drew with Al Karma 0-0 at home, and lost to Al Ain 1-4, while they had beaten Mosul 3-0 away from home, and drew with Diyala 1-1 in an earlier match.

As for Pakhtakor, their recent results saw them draw against Al Qadsiah 1-1 at home on 12 October 2026, and also draw with Al Ahly 1-1 away from home, after beating Al Hussein Irbid 3-0 at home. The team also has previous meetings with Al Hilal in its record, having lost to them 0-4 away from home and beaten them 1-0 at home.

In terms of historical meetings between the two sides, they have met three times previously, with Pakhtakor beating Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1-0 on 29 April 2021 and 2-1 on 12 February 2019, while their meeting on 17 April 2021 ended in a goalless draw 0-0.

In terms of the West Group standings, Pakhtakor sit in ninth place with two points from two matches, having drawn twice without winning or losing, scoring two goals and conceding two. In contrast, Al Quwa Al Jawiya are in fifteenth place without any points from two matches, having lost both, scoring one goal and conceding five.