The home team, Esteghlal, should be expected winners in this game, but Foolad have revealed both flair and bravery. Learn more about the match!
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This could be an interesting fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Esteghlal form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Esteghlal at their home stadium (Azadi Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Esteghlal haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Havadar, 69 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hosseini not having conceded a league goal in 442 minutes.
A strong away win for Esteghlal against Padideh Khorasan the last match, as Gestede, Salmani and Ramezani were on target. Esteghlal decided the match against Padideh Khorasan in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Navad Urmia that ended 1-1.Esteghlal have scored 3 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Defensively Esteghlal have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Foolad form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Foolad playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Foolad goalkeeper Ehsan Moradian is eager to challenge this, with his 221 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Foolad's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 0-0 vs Sanat Naft (placed 15th).
Before that, Foolad secured a home win against Shahrdari Noshahr with the score 3-0.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Foolad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Esteghlal won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Foolad got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 5 goals |   J. Salmani 3 goals |  A. Yamga 3 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Foolad missing players
| Esteghlal | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 82% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 55% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 45% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 20% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 18% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 10.4 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 41% | 21% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 6.7 | 7.8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
- Esteghlal have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Paykan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Foolad | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Gol Gohar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Havadar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Tractor Sazi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Fajr Sepasi | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -15 | 2 |
