Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueGhadir StadiumData current as of August 31, 2026

Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Nassaji Mazandaran: match statistics

Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Nassaji Mazandaran: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Esteghlal Khuzestan played against Nassaji Mazandaran in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The game was played on August 23, 2026. Venue: Ghadir Stadium. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Esteghlal Khuzestan has 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Nassaji Mazandaran has 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 3.00. Nassaji Mazandaran scores 0.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 1.78 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Esteghlal Khuzestan's games and 0% of Nassaji Mazandaran's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 0%, compared with league averages of 33% for BTTS and 17% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 0.00 per game. Esteghlal Khuzestan takes -1.0 shots per game, while Nassaji Mazandaran takes -1.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Esteghlal Khuzestan leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Nassaji Mazandaran leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Esteghlal Khuzestan's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). For Nassaji Mazandaran, it is minutes 0-15 (0 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Persian Gulf Pro League games average 1.78 goals. Both teams score in 33% of games, and 17% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Both teams started the season without a point or a goal scored, but Esteghlal Khuzestan have slightly stronger underlying numbers over their last five matches: they recorded 2 wins and averaged 1.4 points per game, compared with 1 win and 0.6 points for Nassaji Mazandaran. The hosts scored 4 goals during this period, while the visitors managed just 2, and both teams conceded 6, indicating greater attacking potential for the home side. At home, Esteghlal lost their only match 0:2, whereas Nassaji suffered a 0:1 away defeat, suggesting that the visitors’ defense is marginally more solid. Although neither team has scored in their respective home or away matches so far, the edge in recent form and finishing efficiency supports a cautious home-win pick.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

The strongest signal is the very low scoring efficiency of both teams in their last five matches: Esteghlal Khuzestan averaged 0.8 goals, while Nassaji Mazandaran managed just 0.4. BTTS occurred in 40% of the hosts’ matches during this period and in only 20% of the visitors’ matches, with the visitors scoring just 2 goals in total across five appearances. Both teams conceded 1.2 goals per match in this sample, giving the hosts a reasonable chance of scoring but not eliminating the significant risk of another away game without a goal. In addition, the league-wide average is only 1.54 goals per match, while BTTS occurs in just 15% of games, making the scenario in which at least one side fails to score more likely. Therefore, the recommended selection is BTTS - No: at least one team is expected to fail to score. This does not automatically imply a 0:0 draw or that neither team will score.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

The league profile is exceptionally low-scoring: the average is just 1.54 goals per match, and only 8% of games exceed the 2.5-goal line. In their last five matches, Esteghlal Khuzestan have averaged 0.8 goals per game, while Nassaji Mazandaran have managed just 0.4, clearly limiting the offensive potential of both sides. Each team had at least three goals in only 20% of their matches during this period, while both teams scored in 40% and 20% of their respective games. At the same time, both sides conceded an average of 1.2 goals across their last five matches, making a low-scoring result around 1:0 or 1:1 the most likely outcome. The strongest signal is Under 3.5, as losing this bet would require at least four goals—something for which the league data and current attacking form provide very little support.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The strongest scenario is a draw at half-time followed by an Esteghlal Khuzestan win, as the hosts were level at the break in 40% of their last five matches, while Nassaji recorded this outcome in as many as 60%. The first halves should be cautious: the hosts averaged 0.4 goals in them, the visitors just 0.2, and Nassaji kept a clean sheet before half-time in 80% of these matches. After the break, the form advantage shifts to the hosts, who averaged 1.4 points over their last five matches compared with the opponents’ 0.6. Nassaji lost 80% of their last five matches and failed to win any of them in the second halves alone, conceding an average of 1.0 goal after the break. Esteghlal Khuzestan do have only moderate second-half efficiency, averaging 0.4 goals, but given their opponents’ poor away form, they have the best chance of turning an evenly balanced match in their favor late on.

View first-half and second-half statistics

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

-1Possession (%)-1
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-1Shots-1
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-1Shots on target-1
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0xG0
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-1Corners-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
0Dangerous attacks0
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-1Fouls-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
1Cards0
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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
0.5Goals scored / game0
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
3Goals allowed / game1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
-1%Average possession-1%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
-1Shots on target / game-1
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

-1Shots per game-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
-1Shots on target-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
-50%Shot conversion0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
-1%Possession-1%
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0xG for0
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0xG against0
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Shooting quality

Esteghlal Khuzestan: BalancedNassaji Mazandaran: Balanced
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
Accuracy (shots on target)0%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.000.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.00

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Esteghlal Khuzestan
LL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Nassaji Mazandaran
LL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Nassaji Mazandaran is 200% better for: goals allowed per game.

3 goals / game - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 1 goals / game - Nassaji Mazandaran

Esteghlal Khuzestan scoring profile: very strong

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 meczów), while Nassaji Mazandaran keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

Nassaji Mazandaran scoring profile: mixed

Nassaji Mazandaran scores in 0% of games (0 of 2 meczów), while Esteghlal Khuzestan keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)0
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6Goals conceded (season)2
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
3.5Average goals per game1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
1Goals scored (last 5)0
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
6Goals conceded (last 5)2
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal0%
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0%2 goals0%
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0%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
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100%2 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
50%3 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
50%4 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Esteghlal Khuzestan - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 2 meczów
33%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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0%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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50%BTTS - last 50%
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
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50%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
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50%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
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50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Esteghlal Khuzestan - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Nassaji Mazandaran - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per game (1st half)1
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0Goals scored (1st half)0
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1.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
1.5Average goals (1st half)0
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0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
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100%No goal before half-time100%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per game (2nd half)0
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0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0
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1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
2Average goals (2nd half)1
Esteghlal KhuzestanNassaji Mazandaran
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
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50%No goal after half-time100%
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Esteghlal Khuzestan - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Nassaji Mazandaran - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+1.0

Allows 1.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Esteghlal Khuzestan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.000.00
Goals scored / game0.00.5
Goals allowed / game1.51.5
Average goals per game1.52.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%50%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Nassaji Mazandaran - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.00
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.01.0
Average goals per game0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Esteghlal Khuzestan
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Nassaji Mazandaran
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
126%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
50%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-2.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-3.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
53%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
361%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Nassaji Mazandaran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Persian Gulf Pro League).

Teams vs league

Esteghlal KhuzestanLigaNassaji Mazandaran
Average goals per game 3.501.78 1.00
Both teams scored 50%33% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%17% 0%
Clean sheets 0%44% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%50% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%61% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.78
Average goals per game
33%
Both teams scored
17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
44%
Clean sheets
0.94
Home goals / game
0.83
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
50%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Nassaji MazandaranGoalMohammad Koohi
  2. Esteghlal KhuzestanSubstitutionOn: Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh KasaniOff: Aaram Abbasi
  3. Esteghlal KhuzestanAssistAref Rostami
  4. Esteghlal KhuzestanYellow cardAmir Savaed

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Nassaji Mazandaran?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Esteghlal Khuzestan 1:1 Nassaji Mazandaran. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Nassaji Mazandaran?

Esteghlal Khuzestan score 0.50 goals per game on average and Nassaji Mazandaran 0.00. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 17% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Esteghlal Khuzestan's matches and 0% of Nassaji Mazandaran's.

What form are Esteghlal Khuzestan and Nassaji Mazandaran in?

Over the last 5 games Esteghlal Khuzestan have a 0-0-2 record (0.00 points per game) and Nassaji Mazandaran 0-0-2 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Nassaji Mazandaran?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.