Match Info

Persian Gulf Pro League - Round 18

Date: 28 January 2026, Wednesday

Location: Foolad Arena (Ahvaz)


	Foolad Khuzestan		Persepolis

	1	X	2
	3.5	3.05	2.08
	3.3	2.94	2.09
	4.06	3.05	1.99	Watch
	3.6	2.98	2.06	Watch
	3.6	2.9	2.05
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.61 ↓ (3.7)	2.98 ↑ (2.7)	2.05 ↓ (2.1)

The most likely Over/Under: 1.75

The best margin for this event is 7.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Foolad Khuzestan
25.2%

Draw
30.5%

Persepolis
44.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

24.2%

33.2%

42.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

23.9%

32.8%

43.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Foolad Khuzestan has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1%)

Persepolis has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Foolad Khuzestan than the current prediction. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Persepolis than the current prediction. (-1.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	0%	100%

Foolad Khuzestan - Persepolis Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
81. Lak H. (G) 69. Rezaeian R. 6. Nemati A. 24. Qureshi M. 2. Razzaghpour A. 3. Ansari S. 8. Asadbeigi S. 17. Sarabadani A. M. 9. Mahrooghi E. 80. Ahmadzadeh F. 20. Mazraeh Y.	1. Niazmand P. (G) 11. Gera D. 5. Abarghouei H. 6. Kanaani H. 4. Mohammadi M. 88. Bakic M. 7. Rafiei S. 2. Alishah O. 69. Kazemian A. 9. Alipour A. 70. Urunov O.
Substitutes
70. Abolfazl Z. 30. Akbarzadeh A. 23. Amirkhani A. 29. Bagheri A. 19. Blanco G. 68. Forouzan M. (G) 26. Kazemi M. 10. Moridi S. 5. Saedi A. 11. Soleimani M.	14. Enayatzadeh A. 68. Gandomi M. (G) 77. Khodabandelou M. 34. Mahmoudi A. 20. Moamelehgari F. 8. Pouraliganji M. 22. Rafiei A. (G) 45. Saeed Sadeghi 76. Sahraei S. 10. Sarlak M. 81. Shekari R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
8', Alishah O. ↓, Mahmoudi A. ↑,
21', 1 - 0, Mahrooghi E. ⚽, Razzaghpour A. (A),
40', Ansari S. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 1)
46', Urunov O. ↓, Khodabandelou M. ↑,
46', Rafiei S. ↓, Pouraliganji M. ↑,
69', Kazemian A. ↓, Saeed Sadeghi ↑,
71', Ansari S. ↓, Soleimani M. ↑,
75', Gera D. ↓, Shekari R. ↑,
76', Pouraliganji M. 🟨,
81', Asadbeigi S. ↓, Moridi S. ↑,
88', Sarabadani A. M. 🟥,
89', 1 - 1, Alipour A. (Penalty Awarded),
90+4', 2 - 1, Ahmadzadeh F. ⚽, Rezaeian R. (A),
90+5', 3 - 1, Mazraeh Y. ⚽,
90+6', Mazraeh Y. ↓, Abolfazl Z. ↑,

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 11 and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ AFC Champions League (Qualification: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Foolad won 0.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Persepolis is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Foolad won 3 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 12:29. (average 0.6:1.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Foolad won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 6:12. (average 0.7:1.3).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
3	Persepolis	6	4	1	1	12:3	9	13
7	Foolad	6	2	3	1	5:3	2	9

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Foolad Khuzestan FC
Iran Pro League
22.01.26	Malavan - Foolad Khuzestan	2:2 ✺
16.01.26	Foolad Khuzestan - Chadormalou Ardakan	0:0 ✺
26.12.25	Fajr Sepasi - Foolad Khuzestan	1:2 ✺
Iran Hazfi Cup
20.12.25	Foolad Khuzestan - Chadormalou Ardakan	2:0 ✺
Iran Pro League
15.12.25	Foolad Khuzestan - Sepahan	0:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 12.2 TTWWL
- Persepolis FC
Iran Pro League
23.01.26	Persepolis - Sepahan	2:1 ✺
18.01.26	Fajr Sepasi - Persepolis	2:1 ✺
26.12.25	Mes Rafsanjan - Persepolis	0:1 ✺
Iran Hazfi Cup
18.12.25	Tractor Sazi - Persepolis	2:1 penalties ✺
Iran Pro League
14.12.25	Persepolis - Aluminium Arak	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.8 WLWLW

Latest Head to Head

Iran Pro League
13.09.25	Persepolis - Foolad Khuzestan	1:1
31.01.25	Foolad Khuzestan - Persepolis	1:1
30.08.24	Persepolis - Foolad Khuzestan	2:0
08.03.24	Persepolis - Foolad Khuzestan	4:2
30.08.23	Foolad Khuzestan - Persepolis	0:2
27.01.23	Foolad Khuzestan - Persepolis	1:0
19.08.22	Persepolis - Foolad Khuzestan	0:0

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