Zob Ahan take on the visitor Esteghlal F.C. at “Foolad Shahr Stadium” in the first-leg fight of the 1/8 final stage of the AFC Champions League. The match will be played in Isfahan on Tuesday, May 8th.
Zob Ahan come up to the home battle with five-game undefeated streak, covering three triumphs and two draws. On the group stage the Iranian side managed to settle above Lok. Tashkent in the table only because of the better tiebreaker, having occupied the second place in Group B with seven points gained and 6-8 goal difference. As for the team’s performance at the home field, Zob Ahan conducted 11 encounters in front of their supporters in 2018, having earned 10 victories and single 0:1 loss to Al-Duhail in them. The team has scored at least two goals in all those successful clashes.
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In their turn, Esteghlal F.C. are in a superb competitive form now as the club has failed only once since the 31st of October 2017. And that single defeat happened on the 4th of February 2018 with 1:2 scoreline on the road against Zob Ahan while the other tackles of that run were finished in 19 victories and nine draws. The current unbeaten series of Esteghlal F.C. counts of 15 games and consists of 11 triumphs and four draws. The side from the capital of Iran won its group, having picked up 12 points with nine goals for and five goals against as well as three victories and three draws in six encounters conducted.
Both clubs belong to the Iranian football grands which don’t like to lose. Zob Ahan demonstrate amazing football in face of their fans, consequently, they have a slight advantage over their country mates in the upcoming fight.
Prediction for the match: Zob Ahan to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.
