2nd September ESTEGHLAL - PERSEPOLIS

The market leans one way without any real conviction. Persepolis is the shortest price on a book of 2.90 / 2.95 / 2.40 (1 / X / 2), an implied 37.9%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 31.3% / 30.8% / 37.9% on an overround of 10.0%.

The draw is unusually well backed at 2.95 (30.8%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

In the league table Esteghlal sit 3rd on 10 points (3W 1D 0L) with Persepolis 4th on 9 points (3W 0D 1L).

Esteghlal read D-W-W-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (5W 1D 0L) — about as good as form gets.

Persepolis read W-L-W-W-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

Head to head the record reads 0-1-2 — Esteghlal wins, draws, then Persepolis wins. Their last meeting finished Persepolis - Esteghlal: 0-0.

Our last-six model flags 2 qualifying strikes here. Reading Esteghlal first, then Persepolis, out of their last six: U 2.50 4 and 4, NG 5 and 4.

The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 2.95 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.

This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 19:00 on 1st September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.