Evenly matched teams: Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Esteghlal Mollasani match preview

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Competition: Iran Azadegan League
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ahvāz Takhti (51000 seats)

Let's get ready for Esteghlal Khuzestan - Esteghlal Mollasani! Forget the ups and downs, this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Esteghlal Mollasani have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

Esteghlal Khuzestan and Esteghlal Mollasani should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats

The story so far in the Azadegan League for Esteghlal Khuzestan at their home stadium (Ahvāz Takhti) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Esteghlal are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 327 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Kianifar).

Esteghlal Khuzestan are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Arman Gohar.

Before that, Esteghlal drew at home versus Kheybar Khorramabad.

This is expected to be a close game, with Esteghlal Khuzestan perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Esteghlal Khuzestan as a small favourite), we find ten games. Esteghlal Khuzestan has won three of these, drawn three and lost four.

Esteghlal aren't scoring a lot here at Ahvāz Takhti in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Esteghlal Khuzestan have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Esteghlal Mollasani form and stats

Esteghlal Mollasani have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Azadegan League, after 1-7-3 (11 played). The Esteghlal manager is a generous human being, having led his team to six draws in a row during the last 52 days.

Esteghlal Mollasani are looking to quickly end their 247 minutes long goal drought in the Azadegan League. The Esteghlal Mollasani goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 253 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Esteghlal's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Qashqai that finished 0-0.

A 1-1 draw at Pars Jam Bushehr's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Esteghlal Mollasani as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Esteghlal in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged scoreline involving both these contenders is the Esteghlal Mollasani - Esteghlal Khuzestan 0-1 played previously this season. Esteghlal Khuzestan-Esteghlal Mollasani H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal Khuzestan three wins, Esteghlal Mollasani zero wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players

Esteghlal Mollasani missing players

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Mollasani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 2 Played P 2 11 21
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 3
7 4 1 Drew D 0 7 12
7 3 0 Lost L 2 3 6
20 10 4 Scored S 0 8 14
19 8 1 Conceded C 4 13 22
86% 73% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 71%
57% 55% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 52%
38% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 33%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 27% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 55% 43%
33% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 33%
38% 45% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 36% 52%
 
3.2 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 3.6
2.2 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 3.8
1.5 1.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.7 9.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 7.9
3.1 5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.7
41% 27% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 12%
 
4 3.8 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 7.3
1.4 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.1
Key stats in Azadegan League this season:
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Esteghlal Mollasani have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Esteghlal Mollasani have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Malavan 21 13 8 0 26 8 11 9 2 0 18 6 10 4 6 0 8 2 18 47
2 Mes Kerman 21 12 7 2 25 8 11 7 4 0 14 2 10 5 3 2 11 6 17 43
3 Arman Gohar 21 11 6 4 22 11 11 7 3 1 11 4 10 4 3 3 11 7 11 39
4 Kheybar Khorramabad 21 9 8 4 33 22 10 6 3 1 20 11 11 3 5 3 13 11 11 35
5 Pars Jam Bushehr 21 8 8 5 20 21 10 5 4 1 9 7 11 3 4 4 11 14 -1 32
6 Khooshe Talaee Saveh 21 7 9 5 29 20 10 4 4 2 18 9 11 3 5 3 11 11 9 30
7 Shahrdari Astara 21 8 6 7 17 15 10 5 3 2 8 3 11 3 3 5 9 12 2 30
8 Saipa 21 7 8 6 25 22 10 6 4 0 18 8 11 1 4 6 7 14 3 29
9 Mes Shahr-e Babak 21 6 10 5 16 13 10 5 4 1 10 4 11 1 6 4 6 9 3 28
10 Esteghlal Khuzestan 21 7 7 7 20 19 11 4 4 3 10 8 10 3 3 4 10 11 1 28
11 Shahrdari Hamedan 21 5 11 5 16 12 11 3 6 2 11 9 10 2 5 3 5 3 4 26
12 Qashqai 21 7 5 9 17 18 11 4 3 4 9 6 10 3 2 5 8 12 -1 26
13 FC Vista Turbine 21 5 8 8 16 20 11 3 6 2 11 8 10 2 2 6 5 12 -4 23
14 Caspian Qazvin 21 5 7 9 22 27 10 3 2 5 12 15 11 2 5 4 10 12 -5 22
15 Esteghlal Mollasani 21 3 12 6 14 22 10 2 5 3 6 9 11 1 7 3 8 13 -8 21
16 Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 21 3 11 7 18 24 11 3 6 2 11 9 10 0 5 5 7 15 -6 20
17 Shahin Bushehr 21 1 7 13 8 31 11 1 4 6 7 12 10 0 3 7 1 19 -23 10
18 Machine Sazi 21 0 6 15 19 50 10 0 5 5 11 19 11 0 1 10 8 31 -31 6