Preview
- It's week 17 of the 2025-2026 Persian Gulf Pro League on 2026-01-22 at 13:15 GMT, when Zob Ahan and Esteghlal go head-to-head.
- Sá Pinto versus M. Rabiei across 3 meetings, record stands at 1-0 with 2 draws.
- The current standings see Zob Ahan hold 14th place with 14 points, while Esteghlal occupy 3rd with 26 points.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Last time out, D. Zajmović registered the best mark for Zob Ahan - 6.5 - and R. Ashurmatov did likewise for Esteghlal with an 6.6 score.
- Zob Ahan suffered a 0-2 defeat to Paykan, while Esteghlal managed a 0-0 draw versus Tractor.
- Zob Ahan's form is 0-3-2 recently, but Esteghlal are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Esteghlal hold the upper hand H2H: of 50 meetings, they've triumphed 20 times, conceded 12 times and shared 18 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Zob Ahan's 1-5-1 home form and Esteghlal's 2-4-1 away record.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Zob Ahan
Esteghlal F.C.
Events
| 36' | |||
| 37' | S. Hardani | ||
| 45' | S. Khaghani | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 61' | R. Ashurmatov | ||
| 62' | |||
| 65' | E. PahlevanM. Khalid Ali | ||
| 65' | |||
| 76' | |||
| 76' | |||
| 83' | |||
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Zob Ahan is going head to head with Esteghlal F.C. on 23/1/2026 12:45 GMT for the Iran Persian Gulf Pro League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Zob Ahan v Esteghlal F.C. H2H statistics!