Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Esteghlal Khuzestan in 9th and Oxin Alborz in 8th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Esteghlal can neither be promoted or relegated from Azadegan League. For Alborz most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Esteghlal Khuzestan have played 15 Azadegan League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 314 minutes without scoring a league goal.
No payout for Esteghlal in their previous match, an away game at Arman Gohar that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that game, the home loss against Mes Kerman with the scoreline 0-1.
The Esteghlal Khuzestan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Esteghlal Khuzestan have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Oxin Alborz form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Oxin Alborz playing as the away team in the Azadegan League this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Alborz, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
Oxin Alborz's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Baderan that finished 1-1. A 2-3 defeat away at Mes Rafsanjan before that.
The visiting Oxin Alborz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Oxin Alborz have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Oxin Alborz - Esteghlal 0-0.Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Oxin Alborz missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Oxin Alborz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 27 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 24 |
| 87% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 87% | 77% |
| 40% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 13% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 10% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 10% |
| 33% | 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 33% | 21% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 45% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 190 | 67 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 129 | 268 |
| 80 | 27 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 51 | 102 |
| 31% | 56% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 22% | 26% |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Oxin Alborz 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 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 60 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| 4 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
| 5 | Navad Urmia | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | Baderan | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | Oxin Alborz | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 47 |
| 9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 10 | Arman Gohar | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Damash Gilanian | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 | -11 | 36 |
| 13 | Qashqai | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Malavan | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -7 | 34 |
| 15 | Niroye Zamini | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 17 | Sepidrood Rasht | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 44 | -60 | 10 |