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 - Shahrdari Astara latest:
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Shahrdari Astara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Esteghlal are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Shahrdari are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Esteghlal Khuzestan have collected 24 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 5-9-1. In general it's been a long time since Esteghlal tasted defeat here at Ahvāz Takhti, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 185 minutes.
Happy days for Esteghlal in their previous game, a Azadegan League match away at Oxin Alborz (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Fajr Sepasi that ended 0-0.Esteghlal Khuzestan has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Esteghlal have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals.
Shahrdari Astara form and stats
There's been little loot from Shahrdari Astara's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 15 away games in the Azadegan League. Shahrdari Astara only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Shahrdari, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Azadegan League home defeat versus Kheybar Khorramabad with 1-4 on the scoreboard.
A 0-1 defeat away at Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shahrdari as they have only managed to score 8 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Shahrdari have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Shahrdari Astara - Esteghlal 1-0.Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Shahrdari Astara missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Shahrdari Astara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 40 |
| 65% | 53% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 33% | 39% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 16% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 55% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 23% |
| 52% | 47% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 35% |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 21% | 35% |
- 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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shahrdari Astara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Shahrdari Astara have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Havadar | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 54 |
| 2 | Baderan | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 54 |
| 3 | Fajr Sepasi | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Shahin Bushehr | 31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| 5 | Mes Kerman | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 48 |
| 7 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 |
| 8 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 |
| 9 | Malavan | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 10 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 43 |
| 11 | Arman Gohar | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 42 |
| 12 | Shahrdari Astara | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | -12 | 38 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 37 |
| 14 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 | Qashqai | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 33 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 40 | -37 | 18 |