Esteghlal Tehran vs Sepahan: Iranian Championship Match Prediction

Current form

Tehran Esteghlal is having an extremely unsuccessful season in the Iranian Premier League. Usually, the capital club fights for the championship or at least for a place in the top three, but now it occupies only a modest tenth place in the standings. The team is only four points ahead of the relegation zone, but it is unlikely that the hosts will have problems maintaining their place in the elite division, the club squad is too strong. In their Champions League group, the hosts are in eighth place and are currently in the playoff zone. At least the club has succeeded somewhere. The last three matches of 2024 ended in a draw for Esteghlal. It is noteworthy that in the last five matches, the capital team conceded only one goal.

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the 15th round.

Interesting trends for betting

• The team has not lost in eight matches in a row.
• The hosts have had red cards in three of their last six matches

Current form

Sepahan remains one of the main contenders for the championship. At the moment, it is the visitors who lead the standings, but the competition is provided by Traktor-Sazi and Persepolis, who are only two points behind. The club also played in the Champions League 2, but took only third place in its group and will not play in the playoffs. In the last matches of the Premier League, the team managed to win over Mes Rafsanjan (3:0), Persepolis (2:1) and Hawadar (5:0), and also played a draw with Syrian (1:1) on the road.

Disqualifications and injuries

The visitors have no problems with their lineup ahead of the 15th round.

Interesting trends for betting

• The team has not lost for 11 matches in a row.
• The visitors have had red cards in two of their last three matches