Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC Prediction - September 2, 2026
Alternative:2-1
Goals: Over 1.51.45Won
What is the prediction for Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC?
The model's leading scoreline is 1 - 1, with 2-1 as the alternative. Recent form is the clearest supporting signal: Both teams are in similar form heading into this match. The result can differ because recent matches may not reflect either team's level today.
Match analysis
Esteghlal are chasing the Persian Gulf Pro League title from top spot with eight games left, while Persepolis sit sixth in the European qualification race, and that motivation gap is central to Superior's Over 1.5 goals pick in Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC on 2 September at 1.45, rated 67 percent. Esteghlal have won four of their last five.
Esteghlal are top of the table chasing the title
Esteghlal sit first with 41 points and eight games left, and their form has followed the table position, four wins in five including a 4-0 win over Mes Shahr-e Babak and a 2-0 win over Sepahan. Persepolis have been far less settled, losing four of their last five before a 3-0 win over Malavan snapped the run, and sit sixth chasing a European place with a lower desperation reading than the hosts carry into this Tehran derby.
Both sides drew the reverse fixture 0-0
The counter to backing goals here is that the two sides' previous meeting, in December, finished goalless, and a Tehran derby of this scale can just as easily tighten up under the occasion as open up. Esteghlal's one blank this run was a 0-0 draw at Foolad, so if the pressure of the fixture produces the same caution it did last time these two met, a repeat 0-0 or 1-0 is the way Over 1.5 fails despite the form lines favouring goals.
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- 1-111.5%Projected
- 2-18.6%Alternative
- 1-28.2%
- 1-08.1%
- 0-17.8%
Top five combined: 44.2%
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Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2025 | Persepolis FC | 0 - 0 | Esteghlal FC |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | +13 | 41 | ||
| 2 | 22 | +18 | 39 | ||
| 3 | 22 | +11 | 39 | ||
| 4 | 23 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 5 | 22 | +8 | 35 | ||
| 6 | 22 | +4 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 22 | +5 | 31 | ||
| 8 | 23 | -2 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 23 | -2 | 29 | ||
| 10 | 22 | -8 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 22 | -7 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 23 | -6 | 24 | ||
| 13 | 23 | -4 | 22 | ||
| 14 | 22 | -7 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 21 | -7 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteghlal FC | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 41 | WWWLW |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 | WDLWW |
| 3 | Sepahan FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 39 | DWWLD |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 36 | LLLWL |
| 5 | Chadormalu SC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 35 | WWWWW |
| 6 | Persepolis FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 34 | LLLLW |
| 7 | Foolad FC | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 31 | WWWDW |
| 8 | Fajr Sepasi | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 30 | LWLWL |
| 9 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 29 | LWWLD |
| 10 | Malavan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 29 | DLWLW |
| 11 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 25 | LWWDL |
| 12 | Paykan | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 24 | DDLLW |
| 13 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 22 | LLDLW |
| 14 | Aluminium Arak | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 22 | DDWDL |
| 15 | ZOB Ahan | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 19 | LLWDD |
| 16 | Mes Rafsanjan | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 15 | LWLLD |