Match summary
Foolad had gone 12 matches unbeaten before this one. Esteghlal had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Only 13% of their 8 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Foolad vs Esteghlal in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Foolad3W 2D 0L
FooladEsteghlal
11Pointsof 1515
8Goals scored10
2Goals conceded1
3Clean sheets4
2Scored in a row6
12Unbeaten in a row5
Head to head8 meetings · Aug 2019 – Nov 2025
- Foolad wins
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Esteghlal wins
- 4
1.38goals per meeting
25%both teams scored
13%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsFoolad 1W 1D 3L · 1 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 32 earlier results
FooladEsteghlal
#7Position#2
5Points3 v 3 games9
+3Goal difference+7
1.33Scored per gameleague avg 12.33
0.33Conceded per game0
#7Form table position#2
Match Timeline
FooladEsteghlal
- 90+1'Substitution · Esteghlal · S. Touranian · InOut: Saleh Hardani
- Substitution · Foolad · Arash Akbarzadeh · InOut: Ehsan Mahroughi85'
- Substitution · Foolad · Mehrdad Mohammadi · InOut: Amirhossein Joulani85'
- 84'Substitution · Esteghlal · Mohammad Reza Azadi · InOut: Saeed Saharkhizan
- Substitution · Foolad · Alireza Amirkhani · InOut: Sasan Ansari74'
- 72'Substitution · Esteghlal · Mohammad Hossein Eslami · InOut: Alireza Koushki
- Substitution · Foolad · Vahid Amiri · InOut: Yousef Mazraeh58'
- Substitution · Foolad · Mohammadreza Keshavarzi · InOut: Omid Hamedifar58'
- Yellow Card · Foolad · Amirhossein Joulani57'
- 45+5'Red Card · Esteghlal · Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi
- 27'Yellow Card · Esteghlal · Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi
- Yellow Card · Foolad · Farshad Ahmadzadeh22'
- 16'Yellow Card · Esteghlal · Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Match Statistics
Match stats
FooladEsteghlal
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 3-4-3
Manager: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Starting XI
Substitutes
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MH
Mehdi Ghayedi Heydari-
AM
Alireza Mohebali-
SH
Seyed Aria HosseinifardPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 74' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 85' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Yousef Mazraeh FW | - | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 85' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Arash Akbarzadeh DF | - | 5' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Alireza Amirkhani DF | - | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Mohammadreza Keshavarzi MF | - | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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