Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueGhadir StadiumData current as of 22 October 2026

Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Shams Azar Qazvin: match statistics

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Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Shams Azar Qazvin: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Esteghlal Khuzestan play Shams Azar Qazvin in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Ghadir Stadium.

Current form

Esteghlal Khuzestan: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Shams Azar Qazvin: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores 0.56 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Shams Azar Qazvin scores 0.78 and concedes 1.11. League average: 1.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Esteghlal Khuzestan 44%, Shams Azar Qazvin 44%. Over 2.5: Esteghlal Khuzestan 33%, Shams Azar Qazvin 22%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Esteghlal Khuzestan: -1.0 shots per match, Shams Azar Qazvin: -1.0.

Match halves

Esteghlal Khuzestan: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.44. Shams Azar Qazvin: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Esteghlal Khuzestan: 61-75 (3 goals). Shams Azar Qazvin: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.95 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 30%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profile— what 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 KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.56Goals scored / match0.78
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
1.56Goals conceded / match1.11
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
-1%Average possession-1%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
-1Shots on target / match-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

-1Shots per match-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
-1Shots on target-1
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
-55.6%Shot conversion-77.8%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
-1%Possession-1%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0xG for0
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0xG against0
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

Shooting quality

Esteghlal Khuzestan: BalancedShams Azar Qazvin: Balanced
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 0.6 pts / match - Shams Azar Qazvin

Esteghlal Khuzestan
DLWLL
Season result split
11% W33% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-5
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
LDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Shams Azar Qazvin
DLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W44% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-4
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
DWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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.

Shams Azar Qazvin is 39% better for: goals scored per match.

0.56 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 0.78 goals / match - Shams Azar Qazvin

Shams Azar Qazvin is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 1.11 goals / match - Shams Azar Qazvin

Esteghlal Khuzestan scoring profile: mixed

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Shams Azar Qazvin keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 matches).

Shams Azar Qazvin scoring profile: strong

Shams Azar Qazvin scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Esteghlal Khuzestan keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 matches).

5Goals scored (season)7
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
14Goals conceded (season)10
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
2.11Average goals in match1.89
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
3Goals scored (last 5)3
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

How often they score at least...

56%1 goal56%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%2 goals22%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%3 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%4 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal67%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
44%2 goals33%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
22%3 goals11%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
11%4 goals0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

* 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.

44%
Esteghlal Khuzestan - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 9 matches
40%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time22%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%Scored in both halves22%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
40%BTTS - last 540%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time11%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Shams Azar Qazvin is 177% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.44 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan · 1.22 pts / match - Shams Azar Qazvin

Esteghlal Khuzestan - half-time state
0% leading44% draw56% trailing
Shams Azar Qazvin - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.44Points per match (1st half)1.22
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.11Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.89Average goals (1st half)1.11
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
33%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
89%No goal before half-time56%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
1.22Average goals (2nd half)0.78
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
44%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin
56%No goal after half-time67%
Esteghlal KhuzestanShams Azar Qazvin

Esteghlal Khuzestan - second-half results

33% W11% D56% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.44
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shams Azar Qazvin - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 11%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Esteghlal Khuzestan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Shams Azar Qazvin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.00.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
0.00
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.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
186%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
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, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Shams Azar Qazvin

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.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.78
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Esteghlal KhuzestanLigaShams Azar Qazvin
Average goals in match▲ 2.111.95• 1.89
Both teams scored▲ 44%40%▲ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 33%30%▼ 22%
Clean sheets▼ 22%39%▼ 33%
Goal before half-time▲ 67%55%• 56%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%70%▼ 67%

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

1.95
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.11
Home goals / match
0.84
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
55%
1 goal
20%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Esteghlal Khuzestan 0 - 2 - 0 Shams Azar Qazvin. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Shams Azar Qazvin
0 : 0
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Esteghlal Khuzestan
1 : 1
Shams Azar Qazvin

FAQ

When do Esteghlal Khuzestan and Shams Azar Qazvin play?

Esteghlal Khuzestan face Shams Azar Qazvin on 25 October 2026 in Persian Gulf Pro League at Ghadir Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Esteghlal Khuzestan and Shams Azar Qazvin?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Esteghlal Khuzestan won 0, Shams Azar Qazvin won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Shams Azar Qazvin?

Esteghlal Khuzestan score 0.56 goals per game on average and Shams Azar Qazvin 0.78. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Esteghlal Khuzestan's matches and 44% of Shams Azar Qazvin's.

What form are Esteghlal Khuzestan and Shams Azar Qazvin in?

Over the last 5 games Esteghlal Khuzestan have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Shams Azar Qazvin 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Shams Azar Qazvin?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Shams Azar Qazvin: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.