Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Esteghlal FC

Esteghlal Khuzestan face Esteghlal FC in the Persian Gulf Pro League on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 13:00 UTC at Ghadir Stadium, Ahvaz.

Esteghlal Khuzestan are 14th with 10 points from 11 games, while Esteghlal FC are 4th with 20. That leaves Esteghlal FC 10 points ahead.

At home this season Esteghlal Khuzestan average 1.0 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game; on the road Esteghlal FC average 0.6 scored and 0.4 conceded. Esteghlal Khuzestan have kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times; Esteghlal FC have 7 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored 4 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Esteghlal FC have scored 3 and conceded 3 in their last 4 matches, with 0 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Esteghlal Khuzestan come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Esteghlal FC have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Esteghlal Khuzestan currently sit 14th on 10 points, with Esteghlal FC placed 4th on 20 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 6 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 1.2 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 70.42% probability at odds of 1.42.

• Esteghlal FC have the better recent form (8 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Esteghlal Khuzestan have scored 7 goals this season compared with 12 for Esteghlal FC.
• Defensively, Esteghlal Khuzestan have conceded 14 and Esteghlal FC have conceded 3.
• League positions: Esteghlal Khuzestan 14th, Esteghlal FC 4th.
• Esteghlal Khuzestan have won 2 of 5 home matches in this competition.
• Esteghlal FC have won 1 of 5 away matches in this competition.

• Esteghlal Khuzestan matches average 1.9 total goals this season and Esteghlal FC matches 1.5.
• 2 of Esteghlal Khuzestan's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 0 of Esteghlal FC's last 4 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 1.2 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Esteghlal Khuzestan have won 2, Esteghlal FC have won 3 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 27 January 2026, finished Esteghlal FC 1-0 Esteghlal Khuzestan.