Persian Gulf Pro League: Top level versus below par, at least that's what the standings say. Esteghlal - Fajr Sepasi. Home victory or a shock?
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Fajr Sepasi have the fewest scored goals (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fajr Sepasi, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
This should be an exciting game with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Bring it on!
Esteghlal form and stats
This stadium, Azadi Stadium, has been a fortress for Esteghlal in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. Esteghlal haven’t lost a league-game in 18 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Havadar, 126 days ago.
The Esteghlal goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 231 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Esteghlal enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tractor Sazi's place. The match ended 1-0.
Before that, Esteghlal had a home game versus Zob Ahan which ended with a victory 1-0.Defensively Esteghlal have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Fajr Sepasi form and stats
There's been little loot from Fajr Sepasi's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Fajr Sepasi only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Fajr Sepasi are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Paykan fixture.
Sepasi aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 249 league minutes without a goal. Dana was the last player to find the net.
Fajr Sepasi played 0-0 against Sanat Naft in their previous match.
Prior to that match, the Sepasi manager Kalantari faced defeat when travelling to Gol Gohar and losing 0-2.Fajr Sepasi are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 9 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Fajr Sepasi - Esteghlal 1-1 logged in the official records. Last ten meetings between these participants: Esteghlal won six, Fajr Sepasi triumphed in one and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 8 goals |  A. Hosseinzadeh 4 goals | A. Motahari 3 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Fajr Sepasi missing players
| Esteghlal | Fajr Sepasi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 28 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 56% | 12% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 50% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 28% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 53% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Fajr Sepasi.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+22) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Fajr Sepasi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fajr Sepasi have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Fajr Sepasi have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Fajr Sepasi have the fewest scored goals (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Fajr Sepasi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Paykan | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Havadar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -20 | 8 |
