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Esteghlal Khuzestan vs Mes Rafsanjan: Iranian Championship Match Forecast
In the eighth round of the Iranian championship, Esteghlal from Khuzestan and Mes from Rafsanjan will play. Both teams are not looking their best at the beginning of the season and are currently among the outsiders. Which of the rivals will be able to win on October 17? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Current form
Esteghlal Khuzestan narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing 14th and ahead of 15th Peykan by just one point. In this season championship, the team continues to remain close to the relegation zone. The hosts are in 13th place with only six points after seven matches. In their last matches, the Khuzestan club lost to Malavan (0:1) and Sepahan (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not been able to win for four matches in a row.
- The hosts have lost their last two matches without scoring a single goal.
Estimated line-up : Gokhari - Pasandide, Hosseini, Khelichi, Kuhi - Abbasi, Motlaghzade, Bakhirai, Babai - Bifuma, Kaina.
Mes Rafsanjan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Current form
The visitors are not showing their best football at the beginning of the season either and are only in 14th place in the standings, one position below today opponent. In the last matches, Mes Rafsanjan suffered defeats from Shadormalu (0:1) and Shams Azal (0:1). Before that, there was a goalless draw with Syrian.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- The visitors have not scored in the last three matches
- The team has won only one of its last seven matches.
Approximate lineup : Lak - Schultz, Nasiri, Mehdizadeh - Jafari, Jolani, Bagheri, Barzai - Moradi, Spahiu, Alineyad.
Tip and bets
We believe that the hosts will be able to win this match. The teams are approximately equal in strength, but the home advantage should help Esteghlal to surpass the opponent. In addition, the club from Khuzestan won the last two face-to-face matches.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Esteghlal for 1.63
Bet on total
It is unlikely that both teams will be able to score in this match. In the last rounds, both teams had huge problems with scoring goals, so it is difficult to believe that we will see a goal extravaganza here.
Our prediction is that at least one team will not score with odds of 1.61
Bet on the first half
In the last five matches of the visitors, the first half ended in a draw. Most likely, the club from Rafsanjan will withstand the onslaught of the opponent in the first half and keep the score equal until the break.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half with odds of 1.90
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