The visiting Esteghlal side should be favourites in this visit to Shahin Bushehr, as the away team holds a 28 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shahin Bushehr form and stats
Shahin Bushehr's results here in the Persian Gulf Pro League have been very modest with 2 victories, 8 draws and 4 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Bushehr lost their last game at Sanat Naft (placed 7th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tractor Sazi that ended 0-0.
Shahin Bushehr have scored 13 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bushehr defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Esteghlal form and stats
Playing away, Esteghlal, who have the most scored goals (51) in Persian Gulf Pro League, have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
Esteghlal's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Paykan that finished 1-1. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Sepahan in the Hazfi Cup.
Esteghlal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Esteghlal have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Esteghlal - Bushehr 4-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: zero - two - five (Bushehr wins - draws - Esteghlal wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Diabaté 13 goals |  M. Ghaedi 9 goals |  H. Maleki 6 goals |
Shahin Bushehr missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Shahin Bushehr | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | 51 |
| 53 | 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 86% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 72% | 79% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 86% | 83% |
| 45% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 64% | 55% |
| 34% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 50% | 31% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 52% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 64% | 66% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 21% | 24% |
| 45% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 14% | 14% |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 220 | 118 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 151 | 297 |
| 82 | 47 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 72 | 130 |
| 28% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | 38% |
- Esteghlal has the fewest matches under the total-line (12)
- Esteghlal has the most dropped points from leading position (24)
- Esteghlal has the most matches over the total-line (16)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals (51)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Shahin Bushehr.
- Esteghlal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Esteghlal is in the best form (3-3-0)
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest clean sheets (2) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest points (14) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the most conceded goals (23) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the most conceded goals (53)
- Shahin Bushehr has the most conceded goals in the second half (31)
- Shahin Bushehr has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Shahin Bushehr have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Foolad | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 29 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Gol Gohar | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Saipa | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Paykan | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Machine Sazi | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 22 |