The Esteghlal & Gol Gohar managers F. Majidi and A. Ghalenoei are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Persian Gulf Pro League league table.
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Gol Gohar have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
The hosts Esteghlal saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Persian Gulf Pro League. This match was also played here at Azadi Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Gol Gohar have had more rest.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Esteghlal form and stats
6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Esteghlal so far this season.
Esteghlal are confident in defense, having played 214 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Esteghlal last time playing, versus Padideh Khorasan. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with A. Ramezani scoring for the victors.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Sanat Naft with a 1-0 scoreline.The Esteghlal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Esteghlal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Azadi Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Playing away, Gol Gohar, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Persian Gulf Pro League, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Gohar has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Gohar are travelling again after losing away to Padideh Khorasan in their previous match (0-1).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Zob Ahan.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Gol Gohar - Esteghlal 1-2, played this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's three Esteghlal victories, zero draws and one Gol Gohar win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Mensha 10 goals | Y. Shakeri 6 goals |  M. Ghaedi 5 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Esteghlal | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 87% |
| 61% | 55% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 17% | 9% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 39% |
| 9% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 30% | 18% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| 52% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 36% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 12.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 32% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 27% |
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Gol Gohar have the fewest conceded goals (7) away 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 | Sepahan | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Paykan | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Saipa | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 11 |