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Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC Prediction - 2 September 2026

Persian Gulf Pro LeagueIranFull time
Esteghlal FC
1-1
Persepolis FC

Our pick:Over 1.5 goals

79%Odds 1.45Won

Correct score1-1Alternative2-1

Bookmaker odds

Home2.89price falling, opened at 2.91
Draw2.92price falling, opened at 2.93
Away2.43price rising, opened at 2.41
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Total goals
Over 1.51.52price rising, opened at 1.51
Under 1.52.36price falling, opened at 2.39
Over 2.52.49price rising, opened at 2.46
Under 2.51.42price falling, opened at 1.43
Over 3.54.95price rising, opened at 4.85
Under 3.51.11
Both teams to score
Yes2.01price falling, opened at 2.09
No1.70price rising, opened at 1.65
Odd/Even
Odd1.84
Even1.82
Handicap
Home +01.99price falling, opened at 2.01
Away +01.70price rising, opened at 1.69

What is the prediction for Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC?

Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. Both teams are in similar form heading into this match.

Methodology

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.

Written by the Superior Football Desk

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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 1-111.5%Our score
  2. 2-18.6%Alternative
  3. 1-28.2%
  4. 1-08.1%
  5. 0-17.8%

Top five combined: 44.2%

Full score grid

Score Matrix

HomeEsteghlal FCxG1.48
AwayPersepolis FCxG1.43
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
5.4%
8.1%
6.0%
3.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
1
7.8%
12%
8.6%
4.2%
1.6%
0.5%
0.1%
2
5.5%
8.2%
6.1%
3.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.1%
3
2.6%
3.9%
2.9%
1.4%
0.5%
0.2%
<0.1%
4
0.9%
1.4%
1.0%
0.5%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
<0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 58.8%41.2% No
Over 1.5 78.7%21.3% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 55.6%44.4% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 33.3%66.7% Under 3.5

Combos

Combos

Esteghlal FC win and over 2.5 goals24.9%
Esteghlal FC win and both teams score20.4%
Persepolis FC win and over 2.5 goals23.0%
Draw and under 2.5 goals17.0%
Outcome markets
Esteghlal FC or draw63.7%
Persepolis FC or draw61.0%
Either team wins75.3%
Draw no bet: Esteghlal FC51.8%
Draw no bet: Persepolis FC48.2%
Esteghlal FC win to nil18.6%
Persepolis FC win to nil17.2%
Team goals
Esteghlal FC to score77.3%
Persepolis FC to score76.0%
Esteghlal FC over 1.5 goals43.7%
Persepolis FC over 1.5 goals41.7%
Esteghlal FC clean sheet24.0%
Persepolis FC clean sheet22.7%

Today's acca

1 games, total odds 1.35Won

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Prediction, preview and head to head: Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC
Head to Head

Head to Head

Persepolis FC
0 - 0
Esteghlal FC
5 December 2025
Esteghlal FC vs Persepolis FC: Head-to-Head History
DateHomeScoreAway
5 December 2025Persepolis FC0 - 0Esteghlal FC