A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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!
It's quite the trip for Esteghlal Khuzestan when visiting Oxin Alborz as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Oxin Alborz form and stats
Oxin Alborz have collected 13 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 3-4-0. Oxin Alborz have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Happy days for Oxin Alborz in their previous game, a Azadegan League match away at Baderan (placed 5th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Oxin Alborz hosted Mes Rafsanjan and drew the game 1-1.
Oxin Alborz are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. As for guarding their own goal, Oxin Alborz have only let in 3 goals at home.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Esteghlal Khuzestan so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Esteghlal Khuzestan has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Esteghlal Khuzestan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Mes Kerman (placed 7th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Esteghlal Khuzestan as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. The outsiders lost 1 of these games by at least two goals.
The attacking power of Esteghlal Khuzestan when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Esteghlal Khuzestan have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Karimi 3 goals |  A. Kalantari 2 goals |
Oxin Alborz missing players
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
| Oxin Alborz | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | 49 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 70 | 103 |
| 42 | 20 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 27 | 38 |
| 31% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 29% |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal Khuzestan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxin Alborz has the most points from losing position (10)
- Oxin Alborz has the most scored goals in the second half (13)
- Oxin Alborz have not yet lost a game.
- Oxin Alborz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Oxin Alborz is in the best form (3-3-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxin Alborz | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 | Navad Urmia | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Mes Rafsanjan | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Baderan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Mes Kerman | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Damash Gilanian | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 | Niroye Zamini | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Sepidrood Rasht | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Qashqai | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Arman Gohar | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Malavan | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 8 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 5 |