About Match
Nothing between them on points: 6 each, with Zob Ahan 14th and Esteghlal Khuzestan 15th. Recent form flatters Esteghlal Khuzestan's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/0.83 for Zob Ahan and 0.57/1.29 for Esteghlal Khuzestan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.87. Three points here take Zob Ahan to 9 and up to 7th, assuming other results stand.
8 meetings are on record — 4 won by Zob Ahan, 3 by Esteghlal Khuzestan, 1 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Folād Shahr Stadium in Fooladshahr stages the fixture, a ground that holds 15,559.