There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Azadegan League table so far. Here's the Esteghlal Khuzestan - Navad Urmia latest:
Esteghlal Khuzestan and Navad Urmia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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 can neither be promoted or relegated from Azadegan League. For Navad most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Esteghlal Khuzestan have to build on here at Ahvāz Takhti in the Azadegan League.
In their previous game, the manager S. Alavi led his Esteghlal to a defeat in the Azadegan League match away at Khooshe Talaee Saveh. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ahvāz Takhti. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Oxin Alborz in a game that was won 2-0.
Esteghlal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Esteghlal Khuzestan have conceded only 11 goals.
Navad Urmia form and stats
3-8-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Navad Urmia, who have the most clean sheets (19) in Azadegan League, in their Azadegan League matches away.
A. Ghasemi was the last player to score for the away team. Navad haven't scored a league goal in the last 258 minutes.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Azadegan League match played at their home ground Takhti Sports Complex. Navad suffered a 0-1 loss to Mes Rafsanjan (placed 1st). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Baderan wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Navad's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 16 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Navad Urmia - Esteghlal 1-0.Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Navad Urmia missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Navad Urmia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 88% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 56% | 70% |
| 44% | 53% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 9% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 31% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 19% | 18% |
| 34% | 27% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 56% | 64% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 69% | 48% |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 195 | 67 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 77 | 234 |
| 82 | 27 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 33 | 109 |
| 30% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 17% |
- 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 Navad Urmia have scored away.
- Navad Urmia has the fewest conceded goals (17)
- Navad Urmia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Navad Urmia has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
- Navad Urmia has the most clean sheets (19)
- Navad Urmia has the most clean sheets (9) away
- Navad Urmia has the most matches under the total-line (26)
- Navad Urmia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Navad Urmia have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Mes Rafsanjan | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 66 |
| 2 | Aluminium Arak | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 60 |
| 3 | Mes Kerman | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 59 |
| 5 | Baderan | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Navad Urmia | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 52 |
| 8 | Oxin Alborz | 33 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 50 |
| 9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Arman Gohar | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 43 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 | Damash Gilanian | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -7 | 42 |
| 13 | Qashqai | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 34 |
| 15 | Malavan | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -9 | 34 |
| 16 | Niroye Zamini | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 | Sepidrood Rasht | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 30 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 33 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 49 | -68 | 10 |