The league table in Azadegan League tells a story about these teams so far, with Esteghlal Khuzestan leading Oxin Alborz by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
- Oxin Alborz has the fewest points (1) away 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Oxin Alborz, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Esteghlal Khuzestan have collected 9 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 2-3-1. Esteghlal have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 462 minutes without scoring a league goal. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 205 minutes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Shahin Bushehr.
Esteghlal have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Esteghlal have only let in 3 goals at home.
Oxin Alborz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oxin Alborz, who have the fewest points (1) away in Azadegan League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Oxin Alborz as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Navad Urmia match.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Arman Gohar wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Alborz's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alborz have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Esteghlal Khuzestan, one draw and zero wins for Oxin Alborz. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
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| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Oxin Alborz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 23% | 17% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 23% | 17% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23% | 17% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 62% | 83% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 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 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.8 | 9 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 30% |
- Oxin Alborz has the fewest points (1) away in Azadegan League
- Oxin Alborz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Oxin Alborz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oxin Alborz have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Havadar | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Baderan | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Shahrdari Astara | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Malavan | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Shahin Bushehr | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Arman Gohar | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Chooka Talesh | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 16 | Oxin Alborz | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Qashqai | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 18 | Navad Urmia | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 10 |