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- Aluminium Arak have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Aluminium Arak and Esteghlal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Imam Khomeini Stadium for Aluminium Arak. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Aluminium Arak are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Sanat Naft.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Gol Gohar.The Aluminium fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Aluminium have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Esteghlal collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Persian Gulf Pro League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Esteghlal as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
532 minutes! That's how long the Esteghlal goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hosseini and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Esteghlal are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Persian Gulf Pro League against Foolad (placed 7th).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Padideh Khorasan.The Esteghlal manager Majidi has got the team scoring on the road, with 13 away goals in 6 league matches. Esteghlal's manager Majidi has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous two meetings involving these two squads are: zero wins for Aluminium, one draw and one win for Esteghlal. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Sharifat 3 goals |   J. Salmani 3 goals |  A. Yamga 3 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 3 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 3.2 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 10.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 2.6 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 34% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 52% | 41% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
- All of Esteghlal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Aluminium Arak have not yet lost a game at home.
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aluminium Arak have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Aluminium Arak have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Aluminium Arak have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most points (14) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most scored goals (13) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+15) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Esteghlal | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Paykan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Foolad | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Gol Gohar | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Havadar | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -15 | 3 |
