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#ACLTwo - MD4 in numbers
Kuala Lumpur: Matchday Four of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 was a spectacular affair with the cast for the knockout stage starting to take shape
Islamic Republic of Iran's Tractor FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan were the first teams to book their Round of 16 spots despite the action only at the midway stage..

The-AFC.com takes a look at some interesting facts and figures from Matchday Four.

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Goals galore
Matchday Four saw the highest number of goals scored in the tournament this season (64), 18 more than any other round (46 goals on Matchday 3).

Hat-trick stars
The 15 matches featured three hat-tricks: Komail Al-Aswad (Al-Khalidiya), Sokol Cikalleshi (Tractor), and Poramet Arjvirai (Muangthong United), along with seven braces.
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Tractor join elite club
Tractor became the second Iranian team to score 7+ goals in Asian competitions (AFC Champions League Elite and AFC Champions League Two) after Sepahan’s 9-0 win against AGMK in November 2023.

Al-Aswad, Cikalleshi to the fore
Komail Al-Aswad is the first Bahraini player to score a hat-trick in an AFC Champions League 2 match since Sayed Mohamed Adnan for Al Hidd against Al-Wehdat in April 2016. Likewise, Sokol Cikalleshi is the first player to score a hat-trick for an Iranian team in Asian competitions since Mame Thiam for Esteghlal against Zob Ahan in the AFC Champions League in May 2018.
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Power show by Muangthong
Muangthong United became the first Thai team to score nine goals in an AFC Champions League Two match, and the second side from the Southeast Asian country to score that many in Asian competitions after Krung Thai Bank’s 9-1 win against Nam Dinh in April 2008.

Potent bench
Substitutes have scored four goals for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, with only UAE's Sharjah netting more with substitutes this season (5). Three of Hiroshima’s last four goals were scored by substitutes.
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Khamyok shines
Kakana Khamyok was Muanthong United's star in their massive win against Dynamic Herb Cebu FC, scoring twice and making three assists - the most by any player on Matchday Four.

Possession doesn't deliver
Hong Kong's Eastern Eastern may have had the highest possession percentage on Matchday Four but it didn't result in a win. Likewise, China PR's Zhejiang FC had the most completed dribbles but still suffered defeat to Thailand's Port FC.