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Esteghlal Khuzestan vs ZOB Ahan — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018

Esteghlal Khuzestan
Esteghlal Khuzestan
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
ZOB Ahan
ZOB Ahan
12/25/2025Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 15Ghadir Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 56+ matches

Esteghlal Khuzestan34%
×Draw31%
ZOB Ahan35%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Esteghlal Khuzestan
0.98
ZOB Ahan
0.99

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 56 home / 116 away

creates per match

Esteghlal Khuzestan
0.89
ZOB Ahan
0.91

allows per match

Esteghlal Khuzestan
1.07
ZOB Ahan
1.07

finishing

Esteghlal Khuzestan+0.00on par
ZOB Ahan+0.00on par

Total goals

68%Under
  • Under68
  • Over32

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

61%No
  • No61
  • Yes39

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Esteghlal Khuzestan ↓

ZOB Ahan →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–014%
0–114%
0–27%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–014%
1–114%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–17%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–02%
3–12%
3–21%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 0–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
86%14%1.5
59%41%2.5
32%68%3.5
14%86%4.5
5%95%

Double chance

Esteghlal Khuzestan or draw
65%
Esteghlal Khuzestan or ZOB Ahan
69%
Draw or ZOB Ahan
66%

Winning margin

Esteghlal Khuzestan wins by 2+
13%
ZOB Ahan wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Esteghlal Khuzestan 1+ goals
62%
Esteghlal Khuzestan 2+ goals
26%
Esteghlal Khuzestan 3+ goals
8%
ZOB Ahan 1+ goals
63%
ZOB Ahan 2+ goals
26%
ZOB Ahan 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Esteghlal Khuzestan (draw refunded)
50%
ZOB Ahan (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
26%
Both score & under 3
14%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Esteghlal Khuzestan at home — creates 0.89, concedes 1.07 · 56 matches

ZOB Ahan away — creates 0.91, concedes 1.07 · 116 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Esteghlal Khuzestan attack 0.89 + ZOB Ahan defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 0.98

ZOB Ahan attack 0.91 + Esteghlal Khuzestan defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 0.99

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 35%?"

Esteghlal Khuzestan scores more
34%
level
31%
ZOB Ahan scores more
35%

ZOB Ahan at 35% 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 35% does not mean "ZOB Ahan 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Persian Gulf Pro League: Esteghlal Khuzestan 2–0 ZOB Ahan

Esteghlal Khuzestan beat ZOB Ahan 2-0 in Persian Gulf Pro League on December 25, 2025.

The match was played at Ghadir Stadium in Ahvaz.