About Match
Esteghlal go into the game 2nd in the table on 15 points; Shams Azar Qazvin sit 16th on 5 — a 10-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Esteghlal 1.29 scored and 0.14 conceded per game, Shams Azar Qazvin 0.86 and 1.29, with the league averaging 0.87. If Esteghlal win, their total rises to 18 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Esteghlal's unbeaten run stands at 10.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Esteghlal, 1 for Shams Azar Qazvin and 2 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
The venue is Shahr-e Qods Stadium in Shahr-e Qods, with room for 8,000 spectators.