Playing at home feels relaxed and good for Havadar, but Esteghlal are fully intent and capable to go home as winners. What happens today?
- Havadar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Havadar form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Havadar at their home stadium (Enghelab Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The Havadar fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Enghelab Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Sanat Naft (placed 8th).
Prior to that, an away loss at Gol Gohar.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Havadar here at Enghelab Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). From these home matches, Havadar have conceded only 4 goals.
Esteghlal form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Things are running smoothly for Esteghlal who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Havadar.
It's the second away game in a row for Esteghlal, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Naft Masjed Soleyman (placed 15th) last time out.
Before that, Esteghlal secured a home win against Mes Rafsanjan with the score 3-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Esteghlal manager Majidi as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Paykan.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Esteghlal are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Esteghlal defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 8 games).
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal - Havadar 1-0 was the score in these participants' last h2h match, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 7 goals |  A. Hosseinzadeh 3 goals | J. Salmani 3 goals |
Havadar missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Havadar | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 73% | 57% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 27% |
| 47% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 62% | 73% |
| 67% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 65% | 51% |
| 4.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
- All of Esteghlal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Havadar.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most points (18) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most scored goals (17) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+19) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Havadar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Havadar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Paykan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Foolad | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 18 |
| 12 | Havadar | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 5 |
