Persian Gulf Pro League: A pair of participants who have played nicely so far. Let's get ready for Sepahan - Esteghlal with this full preview!
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (21) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Sepahan form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium for Sepahan. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium after three straight home wins.
Sepahan's previous match was a Hazfi Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-0 versus Saipa. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that, Sepahan had a Persian Gulf Pro League home game versus Mes Kerman which ended with a victory 2-0.It should be noted that a peek at the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
A decent goal production from Sepahan in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Sepahan have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Esteghlal form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Esteghlal are looking to quickly end their 184 minutes long goal drought in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The supporters enjoyed Esteghlal's previous game versus Tractor Sazi, a Hazfi Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A 0-2 defeat away at Tractor Sazi before that.Few goals the story here? 10 of this team's latest 13 league matches have contained two or less goals.
Esteghlal have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Esteghlal as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The newest past scoreline between these squads is the Esteghlal - Sepahan 0-2 played previously this season. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Sepahan won four, Esteghlal triumphed in four and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 4 goals |   A. Yamga 4 goals | M. Mohebi 4 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Sepahan | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 47% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 27% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 33% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 0.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 121% | 500% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
- Esteghlal have created more than twice as many corners as Sepahan.
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sepahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sepahan have the most points from losing position (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (21) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Havadar | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Paykan | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Malavan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
