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, Persepolis Pakdasht in 9th and Esteghlal Khuzestan in 10th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Persepolis Pakdasht form and stats
Persepolis Pakdasht have played 13 Azadegan League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Persepolis Pakdasht fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Persepolis has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 211 minutes.
It's back home for Persepolis, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sepidrood Rasht away with the result 1-0. Before that, Persepolis played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Navad Urmia.
Persepolis has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Persepolis Pakdasht have conceded only 10 goals.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Esteghlal Khuzestan playing as the away team in the Azadegan League this season. Esteghlal Khuzestan love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Two travels in a row for Esteghlal Khuzestan, whose manager S. Alavi could celebrate last time after the Azadegan League win against Qashqai. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Shahrdari Tabriz.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Esteghlal as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Esteghlal Khuzestan as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Esteghlal Khuzestan - Persepolis 1-1.Persepolis Pakdasht missing players
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
| Persepolis Pakdasht | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 28 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 85% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 85% | 88% |
| 69% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 31% | 44% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 20% |
| 23% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 54% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 40% |
| 35% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 38% | 28% |
| 27% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 46% | 44% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 236 | 145 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 116 | 183 |
| 108 | 71 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 52 | 79 |
| 28% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 17% | 30% |
- Esteghlal Khuzestan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Persepolis Pakdasht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored 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 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Navad Urmia | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Baderan | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Oxin Alborz | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Damash Gilanian | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Qashqai | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Arman Gohar | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Niroye Zamini | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | Sepidrood Rasht | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Malavan | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 28 | -39 | 10 |