This is shaping up to be another engrossing meeting at Azadi Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Esteghlal is in 1st place and receive Nassaji Mazandaran in 11th spot. Read all about the match here!
Insights:
- Esteghlal is in the best form (3-1-0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
This could be an entertaining fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Esteghlal form and stats
As mentioned below, Esteghlal are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Persian Gulf Pro League games. Esteghlal has recorded two wins in a row here at Azadi Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Esteghlal travelled for their previous game, a trip to Fajr Sepasi that ended 1-1.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tractor Sazi in a game that was won 1-0.Esteghlal has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
The Persian Gulf Pro League season is young and Nassaji Mazandaran have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Persian Gulf Pro League home defeat versus Sanat Naft with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A 1-1 draw at Gol Gohar's stadium before that.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nassaji Mazandaran has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the prior seven meetings): Esteghlal won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Nassaji Mazandaran got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / fourTop Goalscorers
  K. Eslami 2 goals |  A. Motahari 1 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
| Esteghlal | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 10 | 6.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 12.5 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12 | 8.5 |
| 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
- Esteghlal is in the best form (3-1-0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| Esteghlal | Last season | Nassaji Mazandaran | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 87% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 63% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 30% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 33% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 27% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| 7 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Paykan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Foolad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Havadar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Foolad | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Paykan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | -33 | 14 |