Persepolis FC vs ZOB Ahan Prediction - 7 September 2026
Our pick:Home win
68%Odds 1.40Won
Correct score1-0Alternative2-0
Form
- D 1-1
- W 3-0
- L 0-1
- W 4-1
- W 2-0
- W 1-0
- D 0-0
- D 1-1
- L 1-2
- D 0-0
Head to head
- 24 Oct 2025 Persepolis FC 2 ZOB Ahan 0 Persian Gulf Pro League
Match analysis
Persepolis are Superior's pick to beat ZOB Ahan outright in Persian Gulf Pro League action on 7 September, priced at 1.4 with 62 percent model confidence. ZOB Ahan actually carry the sharper motivation, sitting 15th in a genuine relegation fight while Persepolis chase Europe from sixth, but a scoring rate of 2.0 goals a game against ZOB Ahan's 0.6 makes the gap in quality too wide for table pressure alone to close.
Persepolis have won three of their last five, scoring ten goals
A 2.0 goals a game home scoring rate is the foundation here, and it has shown up in the results: three wins from five with ten goals scored and only three conceded. ZOB Ahan's own away form has produced a single win in five and just 0.6 goals a game, a gulf in output that outweighs the earlier meeting between these sides too, which Persepolis won 2-0.
ZOB Ahan carry the sharper relegation urgency
The genuine risk to this pick is ZOB Ahan's situation, not their form. Sitting 15th of 16 with nine matches left and a desperation reading above Persepolis's own mid-table push for Europe, they have more riding on this result than the home side does. A team fighting to stay up can produce a performance its recent numbers do not predict, and if ZOB Ahan's away attack finds an early goal, Persepolis's 62 percent probability leaves plenty of room for an upset.
More tips for this game
- Match Winner: Home
Today's acca
2 games, total odds 1.63League table
League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | +11 | 17 | |
| 2 | 9 | +7 | 17 | |
| 3 | 8 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | 8 | +8 | 16 | |
| 5 | 8 | +4 | 15 | |
| 6 | 9 | +3 | 13 | |
| 7 | 8 | +3 | 13 | |
| 8 | 9 | -4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 9 | +1 | 11 | |
| 10 | 8 | -4 | 10 | |
| 11 | 8 | -1 | 9 | |
| 12 | 8 | -2 | 9 | |
| 13 | 8 | -4 | 8 | |
| 14 | 9 | -3 | 7 | |
| 15 | 9 | -4 | 7 | |
| 16 | 9 | -7 | 7 | |
| 17 | 9 | -9 | 6 | |
| 18 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2 | Sepahan FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Esteghlal FC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| 5 | Foolad FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Chadormalu SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 | |
| 9 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 | |
| 11 | Paykan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 | |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 | |
| 13 | Malavan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 | |
| 14 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | |
| 15 | ZOB Ahan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 7 | |
| 16 | Sanat Naft | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 | |
| 17 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 | |
| 18 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 |