Foolad FC vs Malavan: result 0-1 and analysis
Persian Gulf Pro LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 26, 2025 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan, Ahvaz
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What was the result of Foolad FC vs Malavan?
Malavan won 0-1 on August 26, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 47′M. AlinejadMalavan
Official lineup for Foolad FC vs Malavan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Foolad FC
- 3S. Ansari
- 9E. Mahrooghi
- 8S. Asadbeigi
- 10S. Moridi
- 17A. M. Sarabadani
- 21S. Sadeghi
- 2A. Razzaghpour
- 6A. Nemati
- 24M. Ghoreishi
- 70S. Isokov
- 81H. Lak
Malavan
- 13M. Alinejad
- 19S. Yahyazadeh
- 8G. Sabet Imani
- 86F. Jafari
- 90H. Sadeghi
- 2S. Touranian
- 4A. Afsordeh
- 5S. Karimi
- 24D. Eiri
- 27J. Salmani
- 98F. Tayebipour
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Foolad FC have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Malavan have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | Chadormalu SC(away) | 0-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| May 15, 2025 | Malavan(away) | 1-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| May 8, 2025 | Esteghlal Khuzestan(home) | 2-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| May 1, 2025 | Chadormalu SC(away) | 1-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Tractor Sazi(home) | 1-2 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | Sepahan FC(home) | 1-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| May 29, 2025 | Esteghlal FC(away) | 0-1 | Hazfi Cup |
| May 23, 2025 | Gol Gohar(away) | 1-0 | Hazfi Cup |
| May 15, 2025 | Foolad FC(home) | 1-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| May 8, 2025 | Aluminium Arak(away) | 1-1 | Persian Gulf Pro League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Foolad FC wins, 2 draws, 2 Malavan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Malavan 1-1 Foolad FC | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Foolad FC 2-1 Malavan | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Foolad FC 1-1 Malavan | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Malavan 4-0 Foolad FC | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Foolad FC 1-0 Malavan | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Malavan 3-1 Foolad FC | Persian Gulf Pro League |
How many goals should we expect?
Foolad FC score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Malavan score 1.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foolad FC | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Malavan | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Foolad FC sit 5th in Persian Gulf Pro League (15 points from 8 matches) and Malavan sit 13th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Foolad FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | Malavan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy