Match guide: Esteghlal expected to win when Mes Kerman arrive

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Competition: Thu 25.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Azadi Stadium (76807 seats)

This has the looks of yet another action-packed clash at Azadi Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Esteghlal is in 6th place and receive Mes Kerman in 5th position. Read all about the fixture here!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Esteghlal form and stats

Esteghlal's first Persian Gulf Pro League home game here at Azadi Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats from 15 matches.

It's back home for Esteghlal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Malavan away with the result 3-1. Gholami and Mehdipour found the net in that victory.

Preceding that match was the home game against Sepahan that was lost 0-2.

Esteghlal has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Mes Kerman form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Persian Gulf Pro League ended in defeat. Last season Mes Kerman had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 8, drew 7 and lost 2.

Mes Kerman are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Paykan (placed 8th).

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Naft Masjed Soleyman's place.

Mes Kerman have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Esteghlal have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (2-3-0) when facing Mes Kerman.

Top Goalscorers

Mes KermanM. Kazemian
M. Kazemian
2 goals
EsteghlalA. Gholami
A. Gholami
1 goals
EsteghlalM. Mehdipour
M. Mehdipour
1 goals

Esteghlal missing players

Mes Kerman missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Esteghlal Mes Kerman
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
3 0 0 Scored S 0 2 5
3 2 2 Conceded C 0 3 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
3 3 3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
1 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
9 9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
5 5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Esteghlal Last season Mes Kerman
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   17 34
19 10   Won W   8 19
11 5   Drew D   7 13
0 0   Lost L   2 2
39 13   Scored S   16 40
10 3   Conceded C   7 10
80% 67%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   71% 76%
50% 13%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   41% 47%
27% 13%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   24% 21%
3% 7%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 3%
3% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
30% 13%   BTTS BTTS   29% 24%
70% 87%   Clean Sheets C S   65% 74%
20% 33%   Failed to Score F T   35% 26%
 
3.9 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3 2.9
2.5 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   2.2 2.1
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.8
3 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
7.7 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   6.1 6.4
3 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2 2.3
46% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 36%
 
5.6 6.2   Shots against (avg) S A   7.9 6.2
1.9 1.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sepahan 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
2 Naft Masjed Soleyman 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Gol Gohar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 Havadar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Mes Kerman 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
6 Esteghlal 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
7 Aluminium Arak 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
8 Paykan 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
9 Mes Rafsanjan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
10 Zob Ahan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Foolad 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Persepolis 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
14 Tractor Sazi 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Sanat Naft 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Malavan 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
Last season 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 30 19 11 0 39 10 15 10 5 0 13 3 15 9 6 0 26 7 29 68
2 Persepolis 30 17 10 3 40 21 15 11 3 1 23 10 15 6 7 2 17 11 19 61
3 Sepahan 30 16 8 6 43 21 15 8 5 2 20 7 15 8 3 4 23 14 22 56
4 Gol Gohar 30 13 12 5 37 28 15 7 5 3 23 18 15 6 7 2 14 10 9 51
5 Foolad 29 13 9 7 30 22 15 7 5 3 18 11 14 6 4 4 12 11 8 48
6 Mes Rafsanjan 30 12 9 9 39 28 15 6 5 4 19 13 15 6 4 5 20 15 11 45
7 Aluminium Arak 30 7 16 7 20 23 15 6 7 2 14 8 15 1 9 5 6 15 -3 37
8 Zob Ahan 30 10 7 13 21 25 15 4 4 7 10 13 15 6 3 6 11 12 -4 37
9 Paykan 30 7 15 8 26 27 15 2 6 7 10 16 15 5 9 1 16 11 -1 36
10 Havadar 29 8 10 11 18 22 15 4 7 4 8 9 14 4 3 7 10 13 -4 34
11 Nassaji Mazandaran 29 6 15 8 24 31 14 4 4 6 13 19 15 2 11 2 11 12 -7 33
12 Sanat Naft 29 8 9 12 23 30 14 5 4 5 13 13 15 3 5 7 10 17 -7 33
13 Tractor Sazi 29 6 11 12 23 29 15 6 4 5 17 14 14 0 7 7 6 15 -6 29
14 Naft Masjed Soleyman 30 3 13 14 14 35 15 1 7 7 9 19 15 2 6 7 5 16 -21 22
15 Fajr Sepasi 30 2 11 17 10 29 15 0 10 5 5 11 15 2 1 12 5 18 -19 17
16 Padideh Khorasan 29 2 10 17 17 43 14 0 7 7 7 18 15 2 3 10 10 25 -26 16
Last season 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 34 20 11 3 40 15 17 13 3 1 25 8 17 7 8 2 15 7 25 71
2 Mes Kerman 34 19 13 2 40 10 17 11 6 0 24 3 17 8 7 2 16 7 30 70
3 Arman Gohar 34 17 10 7 41 26 17 12 4 1 24 8 17 5 6 6 17 18 15 61
4 Kheybar Khorramabad 34 16 11 7 47 29 17 10 4 3 26 16 17 6 7 4 21 13 18 59
5 Pars Jam Bushehr 34 13 13 8 37 36 17 10 6 1 20 10 17 3 7 7 17 26 1 52
6 Khooshe Talaee Saveh 34 12 14 8 48 39 17 7 7 3 29 18 17 5 7 5 19 21 9 50
7 Mes Shahr-e Babak 34 10 16 8 30 23 17 8 7 2 19 9 17 2 9 6 11 14 7 46
8 Esteghlal Mollasani 34 9 19 6 31 27 17 6 8 3 18 11 17 3 11 3 13 16 4 46
9 Caspian Qazvin 34 11 11 12 37 35 17 8 3 6 22 19 17 3 8 6 15 16 2 44
10 Shahrdari Hamedan 34 9 16 9 27 24 17 5 10 2 15 10 17 4 6 7 12 14 3 43
11 Shahrdari Astara 34 10 12 12 26 29 17 7 7 3 15 7 17 3 5 9 11 22 -3 42
12 Esteghlal Khuzestan 34 10 10 14 37 34 17 6 7 4 20 14 17 4 3 10 17 20 3 40
13 Saipa 34 8 16 10 33 35 17 7 9 1 22 13 17 1 7 9 11 22 -2 40
14 Qashqai 34 10 9 15 26 34 17 7 4 6 14 12 17 3 5 9 12 22 -8 39
15 Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 34 8 14 12 32 36 17 7 7 3 21 12 17 1 7 9 11 24 -4 38
16 FC Vista Turbine 34 8 13 13 26 33 17 5 9 3 18 13 17 3 4 10 8 20 -7 37
17 Shahin Bushehr 34 2 9 23 14 55 17 1 4 12 9 27 17 1 5 11 5 28 -41 15
18 Machine Sazi 34 1 9 24 29 81 17 0 8 9 17 33 17 1 1 15 12 48 -52 12

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sepahan 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
2 Naft Masjed Soleyman 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Gol Gohar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 Havadar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Mes Kerman 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
6 Esteghlal 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
7 Aluminium Arak 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
8 Paykan 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
9 Mes Rafsanjan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
10 Zob Ahan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Foolad 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Persepolis 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
14 Tractor Sazi 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Sanat Naft 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Malavan 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0

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