Match details. Pro League, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Fri 30 Oct, 13:00 Lagos time. It is played at Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan.
What's at stake. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC are 15th on 8 points after 10 games, 1 point behind Esteghlal Khuzestan, 1 point clear of Shams Azar Qazvin. A win would take them above Esteghlal Khuzestan. Esteghlal Khuzestan FC are 14th on 9 points after 10 games, level on points with Malavan, 1 point clear of ZOB Ahan. A win would take them above Malavan.
Form. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC have won one, drawn five and lost four of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L L D L. In this competition Zob Ahan Isfahan FC have gone D L L D L W. Esteghlal Khuzestan FC have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W L. In this competition Esteghlal Khuzestan FC have gone W L L W L D.
The numbers. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC score 0.8 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC average 0.3 cards a game. Esteghlal Khuzestan FC score 0.4 and concede two a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. Esteghlal Khuzestan FC average 0.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Zob Ahan Isfahan FC have won five, drawn two and lost three. Two of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Zob Ahan Isfahan FC won one, one was drawn and Esteghlal Khuzestan FC won two. The last time they met, on 25 Dec 2025, it finished Zob Ahan Isfahan FC 0-2 Esteghlal Khuzestan FC.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 37%. Eight of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Zob Ahan Isfahan FC or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Esteghlal Khuzestan FC or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Zob Ahan Isfahan FC 1-1 Esteghlal Khuzestan FC (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).