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

Zob Ahan vs Gol Gohar: match statistics

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Zob Ahan vs Gol Gohar: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Zob Ahan play Gol Gohar in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 18 March 2026 at 16:45.

Current form

Zob Ahan: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Gol Gohar: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Zob Ahan scores 0.57 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Gol Gohar scores 1.04 and concedes 1.04. League average: 1.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Zob Ahan 29%, Gol Gohar 39%. Over 2.5: Zob Ahan 19%, Gol Gohar 26%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Zob Ahan has higher xG: 1.32 vs 0.99. Zob Ahan: 3.9 shots per match, Gol Gohar: 1.3.

Match halves

Zob Ahan: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.14. Gol Gohar: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.39.

Goals by minute

Zob Ahan: 16-30 (4 goals). Gol Gohar: 16-30 (6 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

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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.

0.57Goals scored / match1.04
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.9Goals conceded / match1.04
Zob AhanGol Gohar
20%Average possession16%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
1.1Shots on target / match0.43
Zob AhanGol Gohar

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

3.9Shots per match1.3
Zob AhanGol Gohar
1.1Shots on target0.43
Zob AhanGol Gohar
14.6%Shot conversion80%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
20%Possession16%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
1.32xG for0.99
Zob AhanGol Gohar
1.22xG against1.08
Zob AhanGol Gohar

Shooting quality

Zob Ahan: Counter-attackingGol Gohar: Counter-attacking
Zob AhanGol Gohar
Accuracy (shots on target)28%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.340.76
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.522.42

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.

Gol Gohar is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Zob Ahan · 1.2 pts / match - Gol Gohar

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 at home (W-D-L)
2-6-2
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Gol Gohar
WLWLL
Season result split
43% W26% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-7
1.57 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.80Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Gol Gohar is 82% better for: goals scored per match.

0.57 goals / match - Zob Ahan · 1.04 goals / match - Gol Gohar

Zob Ahan is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Zob Ahan · 1.04 goals / match - Gol Gohar

Zob Ahan scoring profile: more difficult

Zob Ahan scores in 33% of matches (7 of 21 matches), while Gol Gohar keeps a clean sheet in 43% (10 of 23 matches).

Gol Gohar scoring profile: strong

Gol Gohar scores in 74% of matches (17 of 23 matches), while Zob Ahan keeps a clean sheet in 38% (8 of 21 matches).

12Goals scored (season)24
Zob AhanGol Gohar
19Goals conceded (season)24
Zob AhanGol Gohar
1.48Average goals in match2.09
Zob AhanGol Gohar
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Zob AhanGol Gohar
4Goals conceded (last 5)10
Zob AhanGol Gohar

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal74%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
19%2 goals26%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
5%3 goals4%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0%4 goals0%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal57%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
24%2 goals17%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
5%3 goals13%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0%4 goals9%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

* 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.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time17%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
10%Scored in both halves17%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
40%BTTS - last 560%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

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

48%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

2nd half

57%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
19%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

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.

Gol Gohar is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Zob Ahan · 1.65 pts / match - Gol Gohar

Zob Ahan - half-time state
24% leading57% draw19% trailing
Gol Gohar - half-time state
43% leading35% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.65
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.65
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.71Average goals (1st half)1.04
Zob AhanGol Gohar
71%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
71%No goal before half-time43%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)1.17
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.39
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
Zob AhanGol Gohar
0.76Average goals (2nd half)1.04
Zob AhanGol Gohar
48%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Zob AhanGol Gohar
86%No goal after half-time65%
Zob AhanGol Gohar

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.

Gol Gohar - second-half results

22% W52% R26% P
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

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

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
Gol Gohar - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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

1.77
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
24%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
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%

Gol Gohar

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
4% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
4%

* 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

Zob AhanLigaGol Gohar
Average goals in match 1.481.79 2.09
Both teams scored 29%38% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 19%28% 26%
Clean sheets 38%41% 43%
Goal before half-time 48%54% 74%
Goal after half-time 57%62% 61%

^ 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: Zob Ahan 1 - 0 - 0 Gol Gohar. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Gol Gohar
1 : 2
Zob Ahan

FAQ

When do Zob Ahan and Gol Gohar play?

Zob Ahan face Gol Gohar on 18 March 2026 in Persian Gulf Pro League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Zob Ahan vs Gol Gohar?

Zob Ahan score 0.57 goals per game on average and Gol Gohar 1.04. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Zob Ahan's matches and 39% of Gol Gohar's.

What form are Zob Ahan and Gol Gohar in?

Over the last 5 games Zob Ahan have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Gol Gohar 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Zob Ahan vs Gol Gohar?

The statistical background for Zob Ahan vs Gol Gohar — 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.

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