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Malavan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan: result 2-1 and analysis

Persian Gulf Pro LeagueMatchday 8Kick-off on October 24, 2025 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Takhti Stadium (Ebtedaye khiabane), Bandar-e-Anzalī

Malavan
2-1
Esteghlal Khuzestan

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What was the result of Malavan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan?

Malavan won 2-1 on October 24, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 23′A. KaramiMalavan
  • 84′A. SavaedMalavan
  • 87′I. YuldashevEsteghlal Khuzestan

Official lineup for Malavan vs Esteghlal Khuzestan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Malavan

  1. 13M. Alinejad
  1. 8G. Sabet Imani
  2. 21A. Habibi
  3. 90H. Sadeghi
  4. 99I. Kenzhaboev
  1. 4A. Karami
  2. 20M. Papi
  3. 24D. Eiri
  4. 27J. Salmani
  1. 77S. Yuldashev
  2. 98F. Tayebipour

Esteghlal Khuzestan

  1. 7A. Rostami
  2. 16Amirhossein Jalalivand
  3. 70H. Ahmadi
  1. 8H. Bouhamdan
  2. 29G. Latifi
  1. 4A. Abbasi
  2. 11A. Koohi
  3. 41F. Mirdurghi
  4. 66M. Mehdizadeh
  5. 77S. Juraev
  1. 1M. Kia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Malavan have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Esteghlal Khuzestan have 4, 6 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Malavan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 3, 2025Kheybar Khorramabad(home)1-0Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 25, 2025Persepolis FC(away)0-0Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 19, 2025Gol Gohar(home)0-2Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 13, 2025Chadormalu SC(away)0-0Persian Gulf Pro League
Aug 26, 2025Foolad FC(away)1-0Persian Gulf Pro League
Esteghlal Khuzestan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 17, 2025Sepahan FC(home)0-2Persian Gulf Pro League
Oct 2, 2025Fajr Sepasi(away)2-1Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 26, 2025Mes Rafsanjan(home)2-0Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 19, 2025Aluminium Arak(away)0-2Persian Gulf Pro League
Sep 12, 2025Esteghlal FC(home)1-0Persian Gulf Pro League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Malavan wins, 3 draws, 0 Esteghlal Khuzestan wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2025Esteghlal Khuzestan 1-2 MalavanPersian Gulf Pro League
Sep 27, 2024Malavan 1-0 Esteghlal KhuzestanPersian Gulf Pro League
May 1, 2024Esteghlal Khuzestan 1-1 MalavanPersian Gulf Pro League
Nov 10, 2023Malavan 1-1 Esteghlal KhuzestanPersian Gulf Pro League
Apr 12, 2022Malavan 1-0 Esteghlal KhuzestanAzadegan League
Dec 2, 2021Esteghlal Khuzestan 0-0 MalavanAzadegan League

Last archived meeting: Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Malavan on Feb 27, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Malavan score 0.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Esteghlal Khuzestan score 0.8 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Malavan0.80.974/153/15
Esteghlal Khuzestan0.80.966/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Malavan sit 15th in Persian Gulf Pro League (10 points from 12 matches) and Esteghlal Khuzestan sit 13th (11 points from 12 matches).

2026 standings
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13Esteghlal Khuzestan1225591611
15Malavan12336121810

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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

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