Esteghlal are enjoying their 1st, while Aluminium Arak are loitering 29 points behind in the table. Can they cut the gap?
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Aluminium Arak have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro 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.
Esteghlal form and stats
Home games in the Persian Gulf Pro League have been a walk in the park for Esteghlal so far, with 33 points won from 13 matches; 10 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
A strong away win for Esteghlal against Foolad the last match, as Hardani and Hosseinzadeh were on target.
Before that, Esteghlal had a home game versus Padideh Khorasan which ended with a victory 1-0.Defensively Esteghlal have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Aluminium Arak so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-5 (win-draw-lose).
Aluminium won their last game, 2-1 versus Sanat Naft played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gol Gohar wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Aluminium Arak are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Aluminium Arak in these games.
Head 2 Head
The newest past scoreline involving both these participants is the Aluminium Arak - Esteghlal 1-1 played earlier this season. Previous three meetings with these participants: Esteghlal won one, Aluminium Arak triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 10 goals |  A. Hosseinzadeh 6 goals | J. Salmani 4 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Aluminium Arak missing players
| Esteghlal | Aluminium Arak | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 37 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 85% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 62% | 67% |
| 52% | 15% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 54% | 44% |
| 30% | 15% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 22% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 15% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 67% | 85% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 46% | 52% |
| 15% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 69% | 56% |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 8.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 49% | 32% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 32% |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
- Aluminium Arak have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Aluminium Arak have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Aluminium Arak have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Aluminium Arak.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (18) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+27) in Persian Gulf Pro 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 | Esteghlal | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Foolad | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Paykan | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Havadar | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 20 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 27 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 16 |
