Only a win will satisfy the Esteghlal supporters in this Azadi Stadium clash with Zob Ahan, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal have performed here at Azadi Stadium this season with 5 wins from 9 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
The Esteghlal goalkeeper Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 345 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Before that, Esteghlal played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Al Ahli.
The Esteghlal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Esteghlal have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Zob Ahan form and stats
There's been little loot from Zob Ahan's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Zob Ahan, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Ahan are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Padideh Khorasan (placed 11th). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sanat Naft.
Ahan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ahan rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Zob Ahan - Esteghlal 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Esteghlal wins - draws - Zob Ahan wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Motahari 5 goals | V. Ghafouri 4 goals | M. Ghaedi 4 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Esteghlal | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 70% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 60% |
| 53% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 10.1 | 11.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 48% | 37% |
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zob Ahan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |