ZOB Ahan v Esteghlal Khuzestan prediction · Persian Gulf Pro League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

ZOB AhanDrawEsteghlal Khuzestan

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 12:00

Before kick-off · Match result · ZOB Ahan 42%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

ZOB Ahan are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: ZOB Ahan 42%, draw 36%, Esteghlal Khuzestan 22%. Over 2.5 goals 26%, both teams to score 35%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 24 Oct 00:02 · locked at kick-off

ZOB Ahan win42%

Draw36%

Esteghlal Khuzestan win22%

Kick-offFRI 30 OCT · 12:00

RoundMatchday 11

VenueFoolad Shahr Stadium

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

ZOB Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan

7Days since last match12

Last match: 23 Oct · Persian Gulf Pro League

Last match: 18 Oct · Persian Gulf Pro League

2Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
14	ZOB Ahan	10	−4	8
17	Esteghlal Khuzestan	9	−9	6

Match statistics

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Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · zob ahan winFirst published 24 Oct 00:02 · locked at kick-off

42% The market–

Us42%

We make ZOB Ahan a 42% chance to win. The model expects 1.1–0.7, and 0–0 is the single most likely score at 19%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · ZOB Ahan v Esteghlal Khuzestan~~1.07 – 0.71

~~Form · last six in Persian Gulf Pro League this season · since 28 Aug~~W1 D2 L3 · W1 D2 L3

~~Table places · points 8 v 6~~14 v 17

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
ZOB Ahan win	42%	–	–
Draw	36%	–	–
Esteghlal Khuzestan win	22%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	26%	–	–
Both teams to score	35%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	55%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	11%	–	–
ZOB Ahan or draw	78%	–	–
ZOB Ahan clean sheet	50%	–	–
Esteghlal Khuzestan clean sheet	35%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–0 at 19.2%

0123450 19.2 10.1 4.3 1 16.1 14.4 4.5 2 9.6 6.7 2.4 3 3.5 2.4 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+ZOB Ahan down, Esteghlal Khuzestan across0–5 goals a side shown (99.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,216 Persian Gulf Pro League matches up to 23 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Persian Gulf Pro League matches have gone over 2.5 in 29.8% of games this season, across 84 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 5 previous meetings since 2021/22 in every competition we cover, 1.60 goals a meeting; 1 of 5 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

ZOB Ahan at home: 1.00 scored, 1.00 conceded a game (last 6). Esteghlal Khuzestan away: 0.50 scored, 2.17 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.07 goals for ZOB Ahan, 0.71 for Esteghlal Khuzestan. Most likely score 0–0.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

5 meetings since 2021/22

~~Goals a meeting~~1.60

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 5

~~Both scored~~1 of 5

~~Last meetings~~EST 2–0 ZOB · ZOB 1–0 EST · EST 0–0 ZOB · ZOB 0–2 EST

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Persian Gulf Pro League this season · since 28 Aug

ZOB AHAN

WLDLLD1–0 · 0–2 · 1–1 · 1–2 · 1–2 · 0–0

ESTEGHLAL KHUZESTAN

DDLWLL0–0 · 1–1 · 0–1 · 1–0 · 0–3 · 1–2

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Persepolis FC	9	+14	20
2	Tractor Sazi	9	+10	20
3	Esteghlal FC	10	+9	20
4	Sepahan FC	9	+7	17
5	Foolad FC	9	+4	16
6	Aluminium Arak	10	+3	14
7	Kheybar Khorramabad	10	+2	14
8	Gol Gohar	10	+1	13
9	Fajr Sepasi	9	−2	13
10	Chadormalu SC	10	−4	13
11	Nassaji Mazandaran	9	−2	10
12	Paykan	9	−3	9
13	Malavan	8	−4	8
14	ZOB Ahan	10	−4	8
15	Shams Azar Qazvin	9	−3	7
16	Sanat Naft	10	−10	7
17	Esteghlal Khuzestan	9	−9	6
18	Mes Shahr-e Babak	9	−9	5