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Sepahan FC vs Esteghlal FC — Persian Gulf Pro League 2018

Sepahan FC
Sepahan FC
FT
3 – 1
HT: 1 – 1
Esteghlal FC
Esteghlal FC
5/15/2025Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League · Round 30Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 116+ matches

Sepahan FC42%
×Draw29%
Esteghlal FC29%
✓ 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.

Sepahan FC
1.21
Esteghlal FC
0.96

Sepahan FC creates 26% more chances

Season form · 116 home / 116 away

creates per match

Sepahan FC
1.68
Esteghlal FC
1.30

allows per match

Sepahan FC
0.61
Esteghlal FC
0.75

finishing

Sepahan FC+0.00on par
Esteghlal FC+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

57%No
  • No57
  • Yes43

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sepahan FC ↓

Esteghlal FC →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–111%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–014%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–20%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

Sepahan FC or draw
71%
Sepahan FC or Esteghlal FC
71%
Draw or Esteghlal FC
58%

Winning margin

Sepahan FC wins by 2+
18%
Esteghlal FC wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Sepahan FC 1+ goals
70%
Sepahan FC 2+ goals
34%
Sepahan FC 3+ goals
12%
Esteghlal FC 1+ goals
62%
Esteghlal FC 2+ goals
25%
Esteghlal FC 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Sepahan FC (draw refunded)
59%
Esteghlal FC (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

Sepahan FC at home — creates 1.68, concedes 0.61 · 116 matches

Esteghlal FC away — creates 1.30, concedes 0.75 · 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

Sepahan FC attack 1.68 + Esteghlal FC defence 0.75 → ÷2 → 1.21

Esteghlal FC attack 1.30 + Sepahan FC defence 0.61 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 42%?"

Sepahan FC scores more
42%
level
29%
Esteghlal FC scores more
29%

Sepahan FC at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Sepahan 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Persian Gulf Pro League: Sepahan FC 3–1 Esteghlal FC

Sepahan FC beat Esteghlal FC 3-1 in Persian Gulf Pro League on May 15, 2025.

The match was played at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan.