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Predictions and Tips
The wait is almost over for the AFC Champions League Elite action happening on Monday as Esteghlal will be taking on Al-Shorta.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Esteghlal v Al-Shorta are shown on this page (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide

Esteghlal
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Esteghlal go into this match after a 2-2 AFC Champions League Elite drawn result vs Al-Ahli Saudi.
Ivan Toney (45', 83') was the scorer for Al-Ahli Saudi.
A common feature of recent Esteghlal games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
Taking their prior six matches before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would have been a loser.
Al-Shorta
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Persepolis in AFC Champions League Elite action, Al-Shorta will be aiming to make amends here.
Oston Urunov (89') and Giorgi Gvelesiani (90') scored for Persepolis.
Proving their penchant for productive encounters, we’ve seen goals 20 times in the prior 6 matches in which Al-Shorta have played, yielding an average of 3.33 goals per clash. Opposition teams have got 16 of these goals. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
📋 Team News: Esteghlal
The Esteghlal manager Pitso Mosimane will be happy not to have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this match with a completely healthy squad available to select from.
📰 Team News: Al-Shorta
Thanks to a fully healthy group to choose from, the Al-Shorta boss Ahmed Salah Alwan has no fitness worries at all before this clash.
🧠 Prediction
It looks to us like Al-Shorta won’t find it easy at all to score against a Esteghlal team who seem set to boss this game in attack, midfield and defence.
We think that it’s going to be a very comfortable 3-0 victory for Esteghlal at full-time.
Peter Guest, 15:01 03/02/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Esteghlal
Formed: 1945
Stadium: Azadi Stadium (78,116)
Captain: Voria Ghafouri
Chairman: Ahmad Madadi
Manager: Pitso Mosimane
Competitions: AFC Champions League Elite (West Region)
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