Bifouma Down With Cold: Who Makes the Starting XI? / Probable Persepolis Lineup: Three Stars Back!

Persepolis will look to take three points and go top in a crucial match.

According to "Varzesh Se", Persepolis will face Khyber on Wednesday evening in the delayed match of the seventh week of the Premier League after winning 3-1 against Sanat Naft Abadan. A match that has given Mehdi Tartar's students the opportunity to reach the top of the table and will probably be accompanied by several changes in the starting line-up of the Reds. Persepolis went to Khorramabad with 16 points and the victory in this match will bring this team's points to 19.

The most important possibility in the composition of Persepolis is the return of Auston Oronov to the eleven main players. Tiwi Bifuma, who scored his team's first goal against Sanat Naft, has caught a cold on the eve of this match and it is not yet clear whether he will be able to accompany the Reds. If this player does not arrive, Oronov will be the main option to be on the left side of the attack, so that this time he will have a chance to play from the beginning of the match.

The Uzbek star took Bifuma's place in the previous game and took advantage of his opportunity. Oronov entered the field in the 75th minute against Sanat Naft, and ten minutes later, with the cooperation of Mohammad Mahdi Mohebi, he scored the third goal of Persepolis. His first goal of the season was scored in a situation where the oil industry had reduced the difference to one goal and was trying to compensate for the result. Now, after that effective presence, Oronov has got the chance to return to the main team.

Inside the goal, Payam will need to choose Persepolis. The red-faced goalkeeper, who prevented his team from losing the advantage against Sanat Naft with his reaction at the end of the first half, will be behind the defense line in Khorramabad, whose members will probably not change compared to the previous match. Majid Eidi on the right side and Mehdi Tikdari on the left side are the options to appear on both sides of the defense line.

In the heart of the defense, Mehdi Zare and Hossein Abargoui are expected to play together again. Danial Iri's injury and Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan's condition have limited Tartar's choices in this section and increased the possibility of a repeat of the previous match. This match is especially important for Abargoui, because he will play against Khyber, his former team, and he has the opportunity to continue his reappearance in the main team.

Another important change in the midfield is the possible return of the dynamic Pourali. This midfielder, who was injured in the days before the game with Sanat Naft, started the previous match from the bench and came on the field at the beginning of the second half. Now it is possible that Pour Ali will be next to Mohammad Khodabandelou from the beginning and form the central pair of the midfield. In this possible combination, covering the space in front of the defenders and delivering the ball to the attacking players will be an important part of the work of these two midfielders.

Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi is also an option on the right side of the midfield. Against Sanat Naft with a goal assist for Oronov, he played a role in securing the victory of Persepolis and the cooperation of these two players became one of the important scenes of the match. The possible presence of Mohebi and Oronov on both sides, next to the two attackers, can provide more opportunities to penetrate from the sides and form such partnerships around the Khyber penalty area.

In the attack line, there is a possibility of using Ali Alipour and Igor Sergeev at the same time. In the previous match, Alipour scored from the penalty spot after entering at the beginning of the second half, and now he is preparing to return to the starting line-up. In the same match, Sergeev provided an early lead for Persepolis with an assist to Bifuma. In case of the presence of these two at the same time, unlike starting the game with Sanat Naft, the Reds will have two attackers in the attack line.

In this way, the possible composition of Persepolis will have three changes compared to the starting players of the previous match. Pour Ali instead of Pouria Latififar, Oronov instead of Bifuma, and Alipour instead of Mohammad Omari enter the lineup so that the red-faced team will welcome Khyber with four midfielders and two strikers. Of course, the final situation of Bifuma will be decisive in Tartar's decision for the left side of the attack.