Persepolis vs Esteghlal: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Persepolis played against Esteghlal in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The game was played on December 5, 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Persepolis has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Esteghlal has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Persepolis scores 1.18 goals per game and allows 0.64. Esteghlal scores 1.60 and allows 0.90. Games in this league average 1.80 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Persepolis's games and 50% of Esteghlal's. The Over 2.5 rates are 27% and 40%, compared with league averages of 39% for BTTS and 24% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Esteghlal has the higher season xG average, 1.32 to 1.15 per game. Persepolis takes 4.3 shots per game, while Esteghlal takes 5.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Persepolis leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.73 goals per game after halftime. Esteghlal leads at halftime in 40% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Persepolis's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Esteghlal, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Persian Gulf Pro League games average 1.80 goals. Both teams score in 39% of games, and 24% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

-1Possession (%)-1
PersepolisEsteghlal
-1Shots-1
PersepolisEsteghlal
-1Shots on target-1
PersepolisEsteghlal
0xG0
PersepolisEsteghlal
-1Corners-1
PersepolisEsteghlal
0Dangerous attacks0
PersepolisEsteghlal
-1Fouls-1
PersepolisEsteghlal
1Cards0
PersepolisEsteghlal

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.

PersepolisEsteghlal
1.18Goals scored / game1.6
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.64Goals allowed / game0.9
PersepolisEsteghlal
33%Average possession28%
PersepolisEsteghlal
1.36Shots on target / game1.6
PersepolisEsteghlal

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

4.27Shots per game5.9
PersepolisEsteghlal
1.36Shots on target1.6
PersepolisEsteghlal
27.7%Shot conversion27.1%
PersepolisEsteghlal
33%Possession28%
PersepolisEsteghlal
1.15xG for1.32
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.75xG against1.03
PersepolisEsteghlal

Shooting quality

Persepolis: Counter-attackingEsteghlal: Counter-attacking
PersepolisEsteghlal
Accuracy (shots on target)32%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.270.22
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.871.00

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 is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Persepolis · 2.6 pts / game - Esteghlal

Persepolis
LWDWW
Season result split
36% W55% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-6-1
1.64 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 0.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Esteghlal
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W40% D10% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-1
1.90 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 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 is 36% better for: goals scored per game.

1.18 goals / game - Persepolis · 1.6 goals / game - Esteghlal

Persepolis is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.64 goals / game - Persepolis · 0.9 goals / game - Esteghlal

Persepolis scoring profile: strong

Persepolis scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 meczów), while Esteghlal keeps a clean sheet in 40% (4 of 10 meczów).

Esteghlal scoring profile: very strong

Esteghlal scores in 90% of games (9 of 10 meczów), while Persepolis keeps a clean sheet in 45% (5 of 11 meczów).

13Goals scored (season)16
PersepolisEsteghlal
7Goals conceded (season)9
PersepolisEsteghlal
1.82Average goals per game2.5
PersepolisEsteghlal
9Goals scored (last 5)9
PersepolisEsteghlal
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
PersepolisEsteghlal

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal90%
PersepolisEsteghlal
27%2 goals40%
PersepolisEsteghlal
9%3 goals30%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%4 goals0%
PersepolisEsteghlal

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal60%
PersepolisEsteghlal
9%2 goals20%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%3 goals10%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%4 goals0%
PersepolisEsteghlal

* 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.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time20%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%BTTS in both halves10%
PersepolisEsteghlal
27%Scored in both halves40%
PersepolisEsteghlal

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
PersepolisEsteghlal
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
PersepolisEsteghlal
60%BTTS - last 540%
PersepolisEsteghlal

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
PersepolisEsteghlal
9%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
PersepolisEsteghlal

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
PersepolisEsteghlal
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
PersepolisEsteghlal
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
PersepolisEsteghlal

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.

Persepolis - half-time state
36% leading45% draw18% trailing
Esteghlal - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.55Points per game (1st half)1.6
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.8
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.27Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.73Average goals (1st half)1.3
PersepolisEsteghlal
73%Clean sheet before half-time70%
PersepolisEsteghlal
55%No goal before half-time40%
PersepolisEsteghlal

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per game (2nd half)1.6
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
PersepolisEsteghlal
0.36Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
PersepolisEsteghlal
1.09Average goals (2nd half)1.2
PersepolisEsteghlal
64%Clean sheet after half-time60%
PersepolisEsteghlal
36%No goal after half-time30%
PersepolisEsteghlal

Persepolis - second-half results

36% W55% D9% L
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.55
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Esteghlal - second-half results

30% W70% D0% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Persepolis - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Esteghlal - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.40
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+6+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Persepolis
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
0
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
7
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.16
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Persepolis

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
54% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
54%

Esteghlal

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
186%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.70
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%

* 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

PersepolisLigaEsteghlal
Average goals per game 1.821.80 2.50
Both teams scored 55%39% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%24% 40%
Clean sheets 45%40% 40%
Goal before half-time 64%57% 70%
Goal after half-time 73%62% 70%

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

1.80
Average goals per game
39%
Both teams scored
24%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
0.94
Home goals / game
0.86
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
18%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
3%
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. PersepolisYellow cardSoroush Rafiei Al Gari
  2. PersepolisSubstitutionOn: Farshad Ahmadzadeh BoroukiOff: Omid Alishah
  3. PersepolisSubstitutionOn: Thievy Guivane Bifouma KoulossaOff: Mohammad Omari

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Vahid KazemiMatches officiated: 9
3.89Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins56%Draws11%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Persepolis vs Esteghlal?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Persepolis 0:0 Esteghlal. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Persepolis vs Esteghlal?

Persepolis score 1.18 goals per game on average and Esteghlal 1.60. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 24% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Persepolis's matches and 50% of Esteghlal's.

What form are Persepolis and Esteghlal in?

Over the last 5 games Persepolis have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Esteghlal 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Persepolis vs Esteghlal?

The statistical background for Persepolis vs Esteghlal — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.