Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueShahid Dastgerdi StadiumData current as of September 18, 2026

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Malavan vs Foolad: match statistics

Malavan vs Foolad: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Malavan plays Foolad in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium.

Recent form

Malavan has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Foolad has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Malavan scores 0.83 goals per game and allows 1.33. Foolad scores 0.83 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 1.75 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Malavan's games and 17% of Foolad's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 17%, compared with league averages of 31% for BTTS and 20% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 0.00 per game. Malavan takes -1.0 shots per game, while Foolad takes -1.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Malavan leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Foolad leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Malavan's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Foolad, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Persian Gulf Pro League games average 1.75 goals. Both teams score in 31% of games, and 20% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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.

0.83Goals scored / game0.83
MalavanFoolad
1.33Goals allowed / game0.5
MalavanFoolad
-1%Average possession-1%
MalavanFoolad
-1Shots on target / game-1
MalavanFoolad

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

-1Shots per game-1
MalavanFoolad
-1Shots on target-1
MalavanFoolad
-83.3%Shot conversion-83.3%
MalavanFoolad
-1%Possession-1%
MalavanFoolad
0xG for0
MalavanFoolad
0xG against0
MalavanFoolad

Shooting quality

Malavan: BalancedFoolad: Balanced
MalavanFoolad
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.

Foolad is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Malavan · 1.6 pts / game - Foolad

Malavan
WLLLW
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 at home
1-0-2
WLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Foolad
DWDLW
Season result split
33% W50% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-1
1.50 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
DWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Foolad is 166% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Malavan · 0.5 goals / game - Foolad

Malavan scoring profile: more difficult

Malavan scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Foolad keeps a clean sheet in 67% (4 of 6 games).

Foolad scoring profile: very strong

Foolad scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Malavan keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 games).

5Goals scored (season)5
MalavanFoolad
8Goals conceded (season)3
MalavanFoolad
2.17Average goals per game1.33
MalavanFoolad
4Goals scored (last 5)5
MalavanFoolad
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
MalavanFoolad

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal50%
MalavanFoolad
33%2 goals17%
MalavanFoolad
0%3 goals17%
MalavanFoolad
0%4 goals0%
MalavanFoolad

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal33%
MalavanFoolad
17%2 goals17%
MalavanFoolad
17%3 goals0%
MalavanFoolad
0%4 goals0%
MalavanFoolad

* 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.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time0%
MalavanFoolad
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MalavanFoolad
17%Scored in both halves0%
MalavanFoolad

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
MalavanFoolad
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
MalavanFoolad
40%BTTS - last 520%
MalavanFoolad

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.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
MalavanFoolad
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
MalavanFoolad
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
MalavanFoolad

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
MalavanFoolad
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time17%
MalavanFoolad
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MalavanFoolad

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.

Foolad is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Malavan · 1.17 pts / game - Foolad

Malavan - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing
Foolad - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.17
MalavanFoolad
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.5
MalavanFoolad
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
MalavanFoolad
1Average goals (1st half)0.67
MalavanFoolad
50%Clean sheet before half-time83%
MalavanFoolad
67%No goal before half-time83%
MalavanFoolad

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1.17
MalavanFoolad
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
MalavanFoolad
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
MalavanFoolad
1.17Average goals (2nd half)0.67
MalavanFoolad
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
MalavanFoolad
67%No goal after half-time67%
MalavanFoolad

Malavan - second-half results

17% W33% D50% L
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Foolad - second-half results

17% W67% D17% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Malavan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Foolad - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Malavan
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Malavan

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.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.83
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
171%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Foolad

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.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.83
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

MalavanLigaFoolad
Average goals per game 2.171.75 1.33
Both teams scored 50%31% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%20% 17%
Clean sheets 0%44% 67%
Goal before half-time 67%49% 33%
Goal after half-time 83%66% 50%

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

1.75
Average goals per game
31%
Both teams scored
20%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
44%
Clean sheets
0.97
Home goals / game
0.78
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
49%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Malavan's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Foolad. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Malavan
2 : 2
Foolad
Foolad
0 : 1
Malavan