Esteghlal Khuzestan greet Arman Gohar with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Open our match preview!
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Azadegan League
- Arman Gohar have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Azadegan League
It's no vacation for neither Esteghlal Khuzestan nor Arman Gohar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan as Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored 20 goals to get 31 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Azadegan League are 8-7-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Kheybar Khorramabad here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan, Esteghlal has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Esteghlal Khuzestan's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Arman Gohar (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Esteghlal Khuzestan "killed" Arman Gohar in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Khooshe Talaee Saveh and winning 2-0.Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 20 league matches, 15 have had zero, one or two goals.
The Esteghlal Khuzestan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Defensively Esteghlal have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Arman Gohar form and stats
There's been little loot from Arman Gohar's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 15 away games in the Azadegan League. Arman Gohar only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.
Arman Gohar lost away at Esteghlal Khuzestan (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Esteghlal Khuzestan was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Caspian Qazvin.The attacking power of Arman Gohar when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Arman have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal Khuzestan and Arman Gohar have met before this season: Arman Gohar - Esteghlal Khuzestan 0-2. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Esteghlal Khuzestan victories, one draw and four Arman Gohar wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Arman Gohar missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Arman Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 46 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 21 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 44 |
| 78% | 62% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 75% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 31% | 38% |
| 22% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 16% |
| 9% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 38% | 19% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 44% | 56% |
| 56% | 81% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 22% |
| 28% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 44% | 28% |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 9.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 56% | 56% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 57% | 49% |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
- Arman Gohar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Arman Gohar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arman Gohar have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Azadegan League
- Arman Gohar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have created more than twice as many corners as Arman Gohar.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arman Gohar have scored away.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Azadegan League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caspian Qazvin | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 43 | 70 |
| 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 31 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 54 |
| 3 | Fajr Sepasi | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Saipa | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| 5 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Chadormalu SC | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Van Pars Isfahan | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 42 |
| 9 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 40 |
| 10 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 31 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -11 | 37 |
| 11 | Darya Babol | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Arman Gohar | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 14 | Shahrdari Astara | 31 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 27 |
| 16 | Khalij Fars | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 26 |
| 17 | Chooka Talesh | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Omid Vahdat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
