With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Esteghlal Khuzestan fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Malavan.
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.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Esteghlal Khuzestan have collected 16 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 4-4-4.
A good away victory last time out for Esteghlal Khuzestan, who won 1-0 against Qashqai (placed 12th). Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Shahrdari Tabriz.
Esteghlal Khuzestan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Esteghlal Khuzestan are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Malavan form and stats
There's been little loot from Malavan's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Azadegan League. Malavan only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Malavan have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Malavan's last game was the home draw against Navad Urmia (0-0). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Oxin Alborz.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Malavan's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 12 matches. In the opposite end, Malavan have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal Khuzestan and Malavan have met before this season: Malavan - Esteghlal Khuzestan 1-2. Esteghlal Khuzestan-Malavan H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal Khuzestan two wins, Malavan three wins, three draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Karimi 3 goals |  A. Kalantari 2 goals |
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Malavan missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Malavan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 25 | 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 88% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 44% | 58% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 58% | 64% |
| 20% | 25% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 12% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 40% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 48% |
| 28% | 17% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 24% |
| 44% | 42% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 58% | 40% |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 183 | 67 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 70 | 182 |
| 79 | 27 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 19 | 84 |
| 30% | 56% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 24% |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malavan have scored away.
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- 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 Rafsanjan | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 44 |
| 4 | Navad Urmia | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Oxin Alborz | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Baderan | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | Fajr Sepasi | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 10 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Damash Gilanian | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Qashqai | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Arman Gohar | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Niroye Zamini | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Malavan | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 17 | Sepidrood Rasht | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 28 | -36 | 10 |