It's a new beginning in Azadegan League - the first fixture of the season. Read our full article and see how Saipa and Esteghlal Khuzestan did in their pre-season friendlies!
These teams have little in common geographically as Esteghlal Khuzestan have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Saipa form and stats
Disaster struck Saipa last season as they could not defend their status as a Persian Gulf Pro League team. With 14 defeats from 30 games, and only 5 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Saipa are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W4 D5 L6.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
Let's have a look at how Esteghlal Khuzestan performed last season in the Azadegan League: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 13 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 14/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Saipa-Esteghlal Khuzestan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Saipa four wins, Esteghlal Khuzestan four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Saipa missing players
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Saipa | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Saipa | Last season | Esteghlal Khuzestan | |||||
Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
30 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
5 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
11 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 13 | ||
14 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
19 | 10 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
87% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 76% | 68% | ||
50% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 24% | 26% | ||
7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 24% | 29% | ||
23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 53% | ||
47% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 50% | ||
4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.7 | ||
3.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
6.2 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6 | ||
2.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 51% |
Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Arman Gohar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Baderan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | FC Vista Turbine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Machine Sazi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Malavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Mes Kerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Qashqai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Saipa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Shahin Bushehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Shahrdari Astara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Persepolis | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 67 |
2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 56 |
4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
5 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
6 | Foolad | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
7 | Paykan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
9 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
10 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
11 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 37 |
12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 31 |
14 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
15 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
16 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | -33 | 14 |
Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 60 |
2 | Havadar | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 60 |
3 | Baderan | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
4 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
5 | Shahin Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 52 |
7 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
8 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
9 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
10 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 48 |
11 | Malavan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 43 |
13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 42 |
14 | Qashqai | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 42 |
15 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
16 | Chooka Talesh | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 34 |
17 | Navad Urmia | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 27 |
18 | Oxin Alborz | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 46 | -49 | 18 |