The visiting Esteghlal side should be favourites in this visit to Gol Gohar, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
Esteghlal could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Persian Gulf Pro League game only four sleeps ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Esteghlal have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Gol Gohar form and stats
With 1 Persian Gulf Pro League win, 7 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Gol Gohar are certainly not brimming with confidence. Gol Gohar have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A good away victory last time out for Gol Gohar, who won 2-1 against Sanat Naft (placed 7th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tractor Sazi.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Y. Shakeri scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
Gol Gohar has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 5 goals from 10 games. From these home matches, Gol Gohar have conceded only 7 goals.
Esteghlal form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (39) in Persian Gulf Pro League, are W3-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Esteghlal are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Esteghlal won their last game, 2-1 versus Zob Ahan played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Al Ahli's place.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The AFC Champions League trip to Al Wahda.
Esteghlal have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 9 away matches. Esteghlal have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Esteghlal - Gol Gohar 2-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Gol Gohar won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Esteghlal has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  M. Ghaedi 9 goals |  C. Diabaté 8 goals |  M. Daneshgar 4 goals |
Gol Gohar missing players
Esteghlal missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 39 |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 80% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 67% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 78% | 68% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 21% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | 28 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 96 | 203 |
| 35 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 49 | 94 |
| 17% | 10% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 39% | 39% |
- Esteghlal has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Esteghlal has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Esteghlal has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals (19) away
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals (39)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Esteghlal has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Gol Gohar.
- Esteghlal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Esteghlal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals (5) at home
- Gol Gohar have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Persepolis | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Saipa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Paykan | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 14 |