Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Zob Ahan: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Esteghlal Khuzestan play Zob Ahan in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 25 December 2025 at 15:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Esteghlal Khuzestan: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Zob Ahan: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores 0.73 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Zob Ahan scores 0.57 and concedes 0.90. League average: 1.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Esteghlal Khuzestan 36%, Zob Ahan 29%. Over 2.5: Esteghlal Khuzestan 23%, Zob Ahan 19%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Zob Ahan has higher xG: 1.32 vs 0.86. Esteghlal Khuzestan: 2.5 shots per match, Zob Ahan: 3.9.

Match halves

Esteghlal Khuzestan: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.36. Zob Ahan: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.14.

Goals by minute

Esteghlal Khuzestan: 46-60 (5 goals). Zob Ahan: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.79 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
9Shots13
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
2Shots on target0
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.92xG1.12
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
6Corners3
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
30Dangerous attacks42
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
-1Fouls-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
1Cards0
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.73Goals scored / match0.57
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
1.05Goals conceded / match0.9
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
21%Average possession20%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.68Shots on target / match1.1
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

2.55Shots per match3.9
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.68Shots on target1.1
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
28.6%Shot conversion14.6%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
21%Possession20%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.86xG for1.32
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
1.12xG against1.22
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

Shooting quality

Esteghlal Khuzestan: Counter-attackingZob Ahan: Counter-attacking
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
Accuracy (shots on target)27%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.340.34
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.070.52

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 1 pts / match - Zob Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan
LDWWL
Season result split
27% W32% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-9
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Zob Ahan
DDWLL
Season result split
14% W48% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-10-8
0.90 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

0.73 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 0.57 goals / match - Zob Ahan

Zob Ahan is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 0.9 goals / match - Zob Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan scoring profile: mixed

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while Zob Ahan keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 matches).

Zob Ahan scoring profile: more difficult

Zob Ahan scores in 33% of matches (7 of 21 matches), while Esteghlal Khuzestan keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

16Goals scored (season)12
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
23Goals conceded (season)19
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
1.77Average goals in match1.48
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
4Goals scored (last 5)3
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal33%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
14%2 goals19%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%3 goals5%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%4 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal62%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
27%2 goals24%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
14%3 goals5%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%4 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

36%
Esteghlal Khuzestan - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 22 matches
38%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time10%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
9%Scored in both halves10%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS19%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
40%BTTS - last 540%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time48%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

2nd half

55%Min. 1 goal after half-time57%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
23%Min. 2 goals after half-time19%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Zob Ahan is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 1.29 pts / match - Zob Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan - half-time state
27% leading32% draw41% trailing
Zob Ahan - half-time state
24% leading57% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.29
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
1Average goals (1st half)0.71
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
50%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
64%No goal before half-time71%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

After half-time (2nd half)

1.23Points per match (2nd half)0.67
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.14
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.41Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
0.77Average goals (2nd half)0.76
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
68%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan
68%No goal after half-time86%
Esteghlal KhuzestanZob Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan - second-half results

23% W55% R23% P
25
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Zob Ahan - second-half results

5% W52% R43% P
27
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding58%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Esteghlal Khuzestan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Zob Ahan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Esteghlal Khuzestan
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
6
16-30
4
5
31-45
5
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Zob Ahan
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
4
1
16-30
4
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
2
1
61-75
0
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
19%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
27%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Zob Ahan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 KhuzestanLigaZob Ahan
Average goals in match 1.771.79 1.48
Both teams scored 36%38% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 23%28% 19%
Clean sheets 36%41% 38%
Goal before half-time 77%54% 48%
Goal after half-time 55%62% 57%

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

1.79
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.01
Home goals / match
0.79
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
54%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Zob Ahan?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Esteghlal Khuzestan 2:0 Zob Ahan. 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 Zob Ahan?

Esteghlal Khuzestan score 0.73 goals per game on average and Zob Ahan 0.57. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Esteghlal Khuzestan's matches and 29% of Zob Ahan's.

What form are Esteghlal Khuzestan and Zob Ahan in?

Over the last 5 games Esteghlal Khuzestan have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Zob Ahan 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Zob Ahan?

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.