Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Esteghlal welcomes Foolad

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Date: Thu 29.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Azadi Stadium (100000 seats)

It's early days in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's quite the trip for Foolad when visiting Esteghlal as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Esteghlal form and stats

A Persian Gulf Pro League draw at home so far for Esteghlal. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat from 15 matches.

Esteghlal drew their last game, also a home match. Foolad was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Prior to that, an away loss at Machine Sazi.

At Azadi Stadium, Esteghlal has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Foolad form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Persian Gulf Pro League away game of the season. During their previous season 15 away games resulted in 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Esteghlal in their previous outing. The Persian Gulf Pro League match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Sanat Naft.

It's early days yet, but Foolad has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Esteghlal - Foolad 1-1 earlier this season. Esteghlal-Foolad H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal 5 wins, Foolad 1 win, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Esteghlal missing players

Foolad missing players

Esteghlal Foolad
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
1 1 0 Scored 0 1 1
2 1 0 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 50%
 
4 3 0 Corners For (avg) 0 1 0.5
0.5 1 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3 1.5
1.5 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 0.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Esteghlal Last season Foolad
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
2 1   Played   1 2
0 0   Won   0 0
1 1   Drew   1 1
1 0   Lost   0 1
1 1   Scored   1 1
2 1   Conceded   1 2
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
50% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 50%
0% 0%   Over 2.5   0% 0%
0% 0%   Over 3.5   0% 0%
0% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
50% 100%   BTTS   100% 50%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
50% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 50%
 
4 3   Corners For (avg)   1 0.5
0.5 1   Corners Against (avg)   3 1.5
1.5 2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1 0.5
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Esteghlal
All AFC Champions League Club Friendlies Hazfi Cup Persian Gulf Pro League
All Home Away
17-04-19 Pe Esteghlal 1 - 0 Machine Sazi
23-04-19 ACL Al Hilal 1 - 0 Esteghlal
27-04-19 Pe Padideh Khorasan 1 - 0 Esteghlal
01-05-19 Pe Esteghlal 4 - 2 Esteghlal Khuzestan
06-05-19 ACL Esteghlal 1 - 1 Al Duhail
11-05-19 Pe Sanat Naft 0 - 0 Esteghlal
16-05-19 Pe Esteghlal 2 - 1 Sepidrood Rasht
20-05-19 ACL Al Ain 1 - 2 Esteghlal
23-08-19 Pe Machine Sazi 1 - 0 Esteghlal
29-08-19 Pe Esteghlal 1 - 1 Foolad
Foolad
All Hazfi Cup Persian Gulf Pro League
All Home Away
29-03-19 Pe Machine Sazi 0 - 1 Foolad
05-04-19 Pe Foolad 1 - 1 Padideh Khorasan
11-04-19 Pe Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 - 3 Foolad
19-04-19 Pe Foolad 1 - 4 Sanat Naft
26-04-19 Pe Sepidrood Rasht 1 - 2 Foolad
02-05-19 Pe Foolad 1 - 1 Paykan
11-05-19 Pe Zob Ahan 3 - 1 Foolad
16-05-19 Pe Foolad 2 - 2 Tractor Sazi
23-08-19 Pe Foolad 0 - 1 Sanat Naft
29-08-19 Pe Esteghlal 1 - 1 Foolad

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Sepahan 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Padideh Khorasan 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Sanat Naft 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
4 Saipa 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 Persepolis 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Machine Sazi 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
7 Naft Masjed Soleyman 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
8 Gol Gohar 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Nassaji Mazandaran 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Tractor Sazi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Esteghlal 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
12 Foolad 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
13 Zob Ahan 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Pars Jam Bushehr 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Paykan 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Shahin Bushehr 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 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 D P
1 Persepolis 30 16 13 1 36 14 15 11 4 0 22 6 15 5 9 1 14 8 22 61
2 Sepahan 30 15 13 2 46 20 15 9 5 1 23 8 15 6 8 1 23 12 26 58
3 Esteghlal 30 16 9 5 40 13 15 9 5 1 20 4 15 7 4 4 20 9 27 57
4 Padideh Khorasan 30 16 8 6 32 16 15 10 3 2 20 6 15 6 5 4 12 10 16 56
5 Tractor Sazi 30 14 10 6 42 25 15 10 3 2 27 9 15 4 7 4 15 16 17 52
6 Zob Ahan 30 9 13 8 28 28 15 3 8 4 14 13 15 6 5 4 14 15 0 40
7 Saipa 30 9 11 10 28 33 15 5 6 4 15 15 15 4 5 6 13 18 -5 38
8 Foolad 30 9 11 10 30 39 15 4 7 4 17 20 15 5 4 6 13 19 -9 38
9 Sanat Naft 30 7 16 7 31 30 15 4 9 2 15 14 15 3 7 5 16 16 1 37
10 Nassaji Mazandaran 30 7 15 8 29 29 15 5 8 2 15 9 15 2 7 6 14 20 0 36
11 Paykan 30 9 8 13 27 35 15 5 3 7 14 18 15 4 5 6 13 17 -8 35
12 Pars Jam Bushehr 30 7 9 14 28 33 15 5 6 4 18 14 15 2 3 10 10 19 -5 30
13 Machine Sazi 30 4 17 9 19 26 15 2 7 6 8 13 15 2 10 3 11 13 -7 29
14 Naft Masjed Soleyman 30 3 13 14 16 34 15 1 10 4 10 14 15 2 3 10 6 20 -18 22
15 Sepidrood Rasht 30 3 11 16 24 53 15 2 5 8 14 30 15 1 6 8 10 23 -29 20
16 Esteghlal Khuzestan 30 3 9 18 19 47 15 2 4 9 10 20 15 1 5 9 9 27 -28 18

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