Malavan and Esteghlal Khuzestan are both doing (very) nicely in the Azadegan League with their 1st and 6th positions respectively. This could be a top fixture!
- Malavan is in the best form (4-2-0) in Azadegan League
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the most scored goals (17) away in Azadegan League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Malavan form and stats
Home games in the Azadegan League have been a walk in the park for Malavan so far, with 32 points won from 12 matches; 10 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Happy days for Malavan in their previous game, a fixture away at Mes Shahr-e Babak (placed 9th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Shahrdari Astara.Malavan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Takhti Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Malavan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Takhti Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 12 matches.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Esteghlal Khuzestan playing as the away team in the Azadegan League this season.
186 minutes! That's how long the Esteghlal Khuzestan goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Esteghlal Khuzestan go into this game after a win, the home game against Machine Sazi that ended 3-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 7-0 at Shahin Bushehr.Esteghlal Khuzestan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other before in this season, with the final score Esteghlal Khuzestan - Malavan 0-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Malavan, five draws and two wins for Esteghlal Khuzestan. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Malavan missing players
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
| Malavan | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 62% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 46% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 12% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 33% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 42% |
| 62% | 58% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 38% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 33% |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 9.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| 42% | 39% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 150% | 41% |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the most scored goals (17) away in Azadegan League
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Malavan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Malavan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Malavan have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Malavan have the most points (32) at home in Azadegan League
- Malavan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Malavan is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | Malavan | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 50 |
| 3 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Arman Gohar | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Shahrdari Astara | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Saipa | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Qashqai | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | FC Vista Turbine | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Caspian Qazvin | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 24 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 24 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | -32 | 11 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -33 | 10 |
