Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC — Persian Gulf Pro League 2025
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 100+ matches
Esteghlal FC35%
Persepolis FC36%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 100 home / 101 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under64
- Over36
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No57
- Yes43
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Esteghlal FC ↓
Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Esteghlal FC at home — creates 1.44, concedes 0.69 · 100 matches
Persepolis FC away — creates 1.46, concedes 0.67 · 101 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Esteghlal FC attack 1.44 + Persepolis FC defence 0.67 → ÷2 → 1.05
Persepolis FC attack 1.46 + Esteghlal FC defence 0.69 → ÷2 → 1.07
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 36%?"
Persepolis FC at 36% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 36% does not mean "Persepolis FC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
Sepahan FCEsteghlal FC
Chadormalu SC
Gol Gohar
Tractor SaziPersepolis FC
Foolad FC
Fajr Sepasi
Kheybar Khorramabad
Malavan
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Paykan
Shams Azar Qazvin
Aluminium Arak
ZOB Ahan
Mes RafsanjanIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Esteghlal FC host Persepolis FC on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 14:00. The match is part of the Persian Gulf Pro League 2025/2026 season.
Match Recap: Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC
Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC drew 2-2 in Persian Gulf Pro League on December 20, 2022.
Goals: G. Gvelesiani (16', 89'), R. Cheshmi (30'), A. Motahari (50').
The match was played at Azadi Stadium in Teheran.