It's advantage Esteghlal Khuzestan so far with their 2nd position in the Azadegan League table, welcoming Malavan who are placed 9th.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Overall Azadegan League stats at home this season for Esteghlal Khuzestan are 5-4-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The fans are hoping that Esteghlal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Azadegan League game against Arman Gohar (placed 12th).
Esteghlal Khuzestan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Esteghlal Khuzestan have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Malavan form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Malavan playing as the away team in the Azadegan League this season.
A 0-2 loss hosting Kheybar Khorramabad before that.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Malavan have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Malavan - Esteghlal Khuzestan 1-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Esteghlal won two, Malavan won four and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Malavan missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Malavan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 68% | 60% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 50% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 23% |
| 23% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 5% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 32% |
| 55% | 70% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 45% |
| 50% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 51% | 48% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 39% |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Mes Kerman | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Baderan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Havadar | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Shahin Bushehr | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Malavan | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Astara | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Arman Gohar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Qashqai | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -20 | 15 |