Bunyodkor is not convincing this year. He can play with the teams in Uzbekistan and win 2-1 with his games, but the Champions League has so far failed to show at the level of the match and be able to cope with the other teams.
The previous game lost very easily from El Jaish, with Nilmar stealing the performance with the two goalies he succeeded. This time there are some problems with the most important that the Ukrainian midfielder Simonenko is doubtful. Coach Kasimov still does not seem to have settled in the basic shape of the team after he has used several players and seems to be troubled by the aggressive operation of the team.
Foolad is in terrible condition at the moment and has completed 19 matches undefeated for all competitions. For another game, aggressive Afshin will miss, but this time the Brazilian Chimba is expected to start from the start after saying he has completely overcome his injury.
I do not think Bunyodkor has the quality to cause problems to a team as good and strong as Foolad and I see that if they dare, the Iranians can get an away win that will give them a great advantage in the qualification and will allow them to dedicate themselves to their obligations for the championship.