The visiting Tractor Sazi side should be favourites in this visit to Esteghlal Khuzestan, as the away team holds a 27 point advantage from their 22 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Esteghlal Khuzestan form and stats
With 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Esteghlal Khuzestan are certainly not brimming with confidence. Esteghlal Khuzestan are slowly digging their own grave here with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Zob Ahan match.The fans are hoping that Esteghlal Khuzestan will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Persian Gulf Pro League game against Zob Ahan (placed 12th). Ahead of that match, Esteghlal Khuzestan lost 0-1 at home to Paykan.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Esteghlal Khuzestan here, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games). Esteghlal Khuzestan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.Tractor Sazi are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Persian Gulf Pro League against Padideh Khorasan (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Machine Sazi at their stadium, the result 2-0.
The attacking power of Tractor Sazi when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored in 11 matches. It's not easy to score on Tractor Sazi as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Tractor Sazi - Esteghlal Khuzestan 6-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Esteghlal Khuzestan won 1 game, 5 matches ended with a draw and Tractor Sazi has 4 wins.Top Goalscorers
  A. Stokes 11 goals |  V. Kheshtan 5 goals |  A. Dejagah 4 goals |
Esteghlal Khuzestan missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Tractor Sazi | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | Played | 11 | 22 |
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 82% |
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 64% |
| 23% | 18% | Over 2.5 | 55% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 18% | 14% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 18% | 9% |
| 36% | 36% | Both teams to score | 45% | 41% |
| 18% | 27% | Clean Sheet | 55% | 55% |
| 55% | 45% | Failed To Score | 0% | 23% |
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Saipa | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Foolad | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 26 |
| 8 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 22 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 16 |
| 16 | Sepidrood Rasht | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -27 | 13 |
