Esteghlal Khuzestan vs. Shahrdari Hamedan

A pair of Top 10 teams in the Iranian Azadegan League face-off here. Fourth-ranked Esteghlal Khuzestan is outscoring league foes 14-10 through 11 games, and they are coming off of a 1-1 tie with Vista Toorbin. They have home-field here, and eight of their last 12 home games have ended in DRAWs. Ninth-ranked Shahrdari Hamedan is in town, and they are a defensive-oriented squad that is outscoring league foes 9-3 behind the No. 1 defense. They've played three straight ties against Shahrdari Astara (1-1), Vista Toorbin (0-0), and Kheybar Khorramabad (0-0). They lead the league with six ties in 11 matches, including three of their last four on the road. Play the DRAW.