While Tractor would have been glad to register victory against Sharjah, they will head into the Al Shorta tie having only twice won back-to-back matches on the continental stage, which were both achieved in 2016.

The victory against Sharjah, however, ended a run of three winless matches and with Al Shorta struggling to get their campaign running, Tractor will fancy their chances of taking maximum points.

Al Shorta's only point came from their Matchday One draw with Al Sadd SC of Qatar and the Iraqi side need to start getting points on the board if they are to stand a chance of advancing to the Round of 16.

The odds are stacked against them, with Al Shorta having only picked up one point over their last 11 AFC Champions League matches, finding the net only four times and conceding 28.