While Al Ahli have been struggling domestically - their 1-0 loss to Al Ittihad on Thursday left them 14 points behind pacesetters Al Hilal SFC - they have been a completely different side on the continental stage.

Impressively, all their previous three wins saw them sealing the points in the first half and a fourth consecutive victory will mean a new personal best for the side from Saudi Arabia, having previously triumphed in their opening three games in 2005 and 2013.

Al Shorta are in dire straits and another defeat will seriously jeopardise their knockout stage hopes.

The Iraqi side, however, will draw confidence from the fact that Al Ahli are the only team from Saudi Arabia that they have defeated on the continental stage.

On the flip side, Al Ahli have won three of their previous four meetings.

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah)

Kick-off: Monday, 19:00 (UTC+3)