Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan: match statistics

135%(2.80)
X40%(2.95)
225%(2.65)

Mes Rafsanjan are in the last 16th place in the table with a very poor record of 2 wins, 6 draws, and 11 losses. The hosts struggle to score goals (11 goals this season, averaging 0.67 per home match), but they are relatively tough to beat at home - 56% clean sheets and 44% draws. Esteghlal Khuzestan show slightly better form with 1.2 points per match in their last 5 games, but away from home they win only 11% of matches with 33% draws. The visitors also have efficiency issues - 56% of their away matches end without scoring a goal, averaging just 0.56 goals per match. Considering both teams' poor efficiency, the hosts' high tendency to draw at home, and the visitors' poor away effectiveness, the most likely outcome is a draw, although the hosts have a slight home advantage.

Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Mes Rafsanjan play Esteghlal Khuzestan in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 7 February 2026 at 13:30. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Mes Rafsanjan: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Esteghlal Khuzestan: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Mes Rafsanjan scores 0.59 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Esteghlal Khuzestan scores 0.73 and concedes 1.05. League average: 1.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Mes Rafsanjan 27%, Esteghlal Khuzestan 36%. Over 2.5: Mes Rafsanjan 27%, Esteghlal Khuzestan 23%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Mes Rafsanjan has higher xG: 0.87 vs 0.86. Mes Rafsanjan: -0.3 shots per match, Esteghlal Khuzestan: 2.5.

Match halves

Mes Rafsanjan: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.32. Esteghlal Khuzestan: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.36.

Goals by minute

Mes Rafsanjan: 76-90+ (4 goals). Esteghlal Khuzestan: 46-60 (5 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

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Mes Rafsanjan are in the last 16th place in the table with a very poor record of 2 wins, 6 draws, and 11 losses. The hosts struggle to score goals (11 goals this season, averaging 0.67 per home match), but they are relatively tough to beat at home - 56% clean sheets and 44% draws. Esteghlal Khuzestan show slightly better form with 1.2 points per match in their last 5 games, but away from home they win only 11% of matches with 33% draws. The visitors also have efficiency issues - 56% of their away matches end without scoring a goal, averaging just 0.56 goals per match. Considering both teams' poor efficiency, the hosts' high tendency to draw at home, and the visitors' poor away effectiveness, the most likely outcome is a draw, although the hosts have a slight home advantage.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-1Shots-1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-1Shots on target-1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0xG0
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-1Corners-1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0Dangerous attacks0
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-1Fouls-1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
4Cards0
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

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.

Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.59Goals scored / match0.73
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1.32Goals conceded / match1.05
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1%Average possession21%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-0.86Shots on target / match0.68
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

-0.27Shots per match2.55
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-0.86Shots on target0.68
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
-216.7%Shot conversion28.6%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1%Possession21%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.87xG for0.86
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1.31xG against1.12
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

Shooting quality

Mes Rafsanjan: BalancedEsteghlal Khuzestan: Counter-attacking
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
Accuracy (shots on target)0%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.000.34
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.001.07

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Mes Rafsanjan · 1.4 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan

Mes Rafsanjan
DLLWL
Season result split
14% W27% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-13
0.68 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
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 away (W-D-L)
2-3-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%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.

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 24% better for: goals scored per match.

0.59 goals / match - Mes Rafsanjan · 0.73 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Mes Rafsanjan · 1.05 goals / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan

Mes Rafsanjan scoring profile: mixed

Mes Rafsanjan scores in 36% of matches (8 of 22 matches), while Esteghlal Khuzestan keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

Esteghlal Khuzestan scoring profile: strong

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while Mes Rafsanjan keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 matches).

13Goals scored (season)16
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
29Goals conceded (season)23
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1.91Average goals in match1.77
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
2Goals scored (last 5)4
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

How often they score at least...

36%1 goal59%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
23%2 goals14%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0%3 goals0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0%4 goals0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal64%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
41%2 goals27%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
18%3 goals14%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
5%4 goals0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

* 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

14%BTTS at half-time9%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
9%Scored in both halves9%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0%BTTS - last 540%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

2nd half

59%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

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.

Esteghlal Khuzestan is 48% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.77 pts / match - Mes Rafsanjan · 1.14 pts / match - Esteghlal Khuzestan

Mes Rafsanjan - half-time state
9% leading50% draw41% trailing
Esteghlal Khuzestan - half-time state
27% leading32% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.77Points per match (1st half)1.14
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.27Goals scored (1st half)0.36
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.86Average goals (1st half)1
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
45%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
77%No goal before half-time64%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per match (2nd half)1.23
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.32Goals scored (2nd half)0.36
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
1.05Average goals (2nd half)0.77
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
50%Clean sheet after half-time68%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan
77%No goal after half-time68%
Mes RafsanjanEsteghlal Khuzestan

Mes Rafsanjan - second-half results

14% W41% R45% P
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.77
PPG before half-time
Lead holding156%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Mes Rafsanjan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.60.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
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

* 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.

Mes Rafsanjan
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
2
4
16-30
1
7
31-45
3
8
46-60
0
2
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

1.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
32%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
21%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
26%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Mes Rafsanjan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

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.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
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%

* 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

Mes RafsanjanLigaEsteghlal Khuzestan
Average goals in match 1.911.79 1.77
Both teams scored 27%38% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%28% 23%
Clean sheets 32%41% 36%
Goal before half-time 64%54% 77%
Goal after half-time 59%62% 55%

^ 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

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Mes Rafsanjan 0 - 0 - 1 Esteghlal Khuzestan. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Esteghlal Khuzestan
2 : 0
Mes Rafsanjan

FAQ

What was the result of Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Mes Rafsanjan 0:1 Esteghlal Khuzestan. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan?

Mes Rafsanjan score 0.59 goals per game on average and Esteghlal Khuzestan 0.73. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 27% of Mes Rafsanjan's matches and 36% of Esteghlal Khuzestan's.

What form are Mes Rafsanjan and Esteghlal Khuzestan in?

Over the last 5 games Mes Rafsanjan have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Esteghlal Khuzestan 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan?

The statistical background for Mes Rafsanjan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan — 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.