Esteghlal Mollasani hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 24 points and a 14th position in the Azadegan League table. Visiting Shahrdari Astara holds 8th place with 31 pts.
- Esteghlal Mollasani have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Azadegan League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Esteghlal Mollasani form and stats
The story so far in the Azadegan League for Esteghlal Mollasani at their home stadium (Ahvāz Takhti) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Esteghlal Mollasani to get some points in this home game.
Preceding that match was the home game against Kheybar Khorramabad that was lost 0-1.
Esteghlal have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Esteghlal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ahvāz Takhti in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Shahrdari Astara form and stats
There's been little loot from Shahrdari Astara's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Azadegan League. Shahrdari Astara only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Shahrdari who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Havadar was the last time a defeat was avoided. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Shahrdari are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Shahrdari are looking to quickly end their 203 minutes long goal drought in the Azadegan League.
Home advantage was not enough for Shahrdari in their previous game, as they lost their Azadegan League-match, hosting Baderan, 0-3. Prior to that match, the Shahrdari Astara manager faced defeat when travelling to Mes Kerman and losing 0-2.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shahrdari as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Shahrdari have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Shahrdari Astara - Esteghlal Mollasani 3-1.Esteghlal Mollasani missing players
Shahrdari Astara missing players
| Esteghlal Mollasani | Shahrdari Astara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 26 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 90% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 33% | 9% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 38% |
| 24% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 29% |
| 14% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 29% | 23% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | 34% |
- Esteghlal Mollasani have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Azadegan League
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | Baderan | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Shahin Bushehr | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Havadar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Malavan | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Astara | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Arman Gohar | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Qashqai | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 15 |