Only a win will satisfy the Esteghlal Khuzestan supporters in this Ahvāz Takhti clash with Navad Urmia, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Azadegan League table.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Navad Urmia has the fewest scored goals (5) in Azadegan League
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.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Esteghlal Khuzestan have collected 12 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 3-3-1.
Esteghlal lost their last game at Shahrdari Astara (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Esteghlal won a home game hosting Oxin Alborz (3-0).
Esteghlal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Esteghlal have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Navad Urmia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Navad Urmia, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Azadegan League, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
Navad are looking to quickly end their 204 minutes long goal drought in the Azadegan League. 335 minutes! That's how long the Navad goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Navad's previous match, a Azadegan League home game that ended 0-0 vs Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol (placed 12th). A 0-0 draw at Malavan's stadium before that.
Navad Urmia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. As opposed to that, Navad Urmia have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal-Navad Urmia H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal Khuzestan one win, Navad Urmia one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
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| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Navad Urmia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 27% | 29% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 43% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 9.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 38% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 18% |
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Navad Urmia.
- Navad Urmia has the fewest scored goals (5) in Azadegan League
- Navad Urmia has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Azadegan League
- Navad Urmia has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Azadegan League
- Navad Urmia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Navad Urmia 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 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Shahrdari Astara | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Fajr Sepasi | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Havadar | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Baderan | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Shahin Bushehr | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Malavan | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Qashqai | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | Arman Gohar | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 12 |