Kheybar Khorramabad and Saipa are both doing (very) nicely in the Azadegan League with their 3rd and 2nd spots respectively. This could be a fun game!
- Kheybar Khorramabad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League
- Kheybar Khorramabad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Saipa have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kheybar Khorramabad form and stats
When playing at home in the Azadegan League, Kheybar Khorramabad have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Kheybar Khorramabad, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Azadegan League.
Khorramabad's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fajr Sepasi (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, six consecutive fixtures.
Before that, Kheybar Khorramabad played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Pars Jam Bushehr.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kheybar Khorramabad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 3.
It should be added that a peek at the 11 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Khorramabad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Saipa form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Azadegan League.
There were no winners in Saipa's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Shahrdari Astara (placed 13th).
Prior to that match, the Saipa manager Akhbari faced defeat when travelling to Darya Babol and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Saipa in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Saipa, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 15 of this team's last 18 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Saipa's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 9 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Saipa - Kheybar Khorramabad 0-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Kheybar Khorramabad wins - draws - Saipa wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Kheybar Khorramabad missing players
Saipa missing players
| Kheybar Khorramabad | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 61% | 44% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 56% | 78% |
| 44% | 33% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 22% | 33% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 28% | 22% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 67% | 78% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 67% | 56% |
| 44% | 56% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 44% |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 8 | 6.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 4 | 2.9 |
- Kheybar Khorramabad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kheybar Khorramabad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kheybar Khorramabad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kheybar Khorramabad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Saipa have scored away.
- Kheybar Khorramabad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League
- Kheybar Khorramabad have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Saipa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caspian Qazvin | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 38 |
| 2 | Saipa | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Fajr Sepasi | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Chadormalu SC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Van Pars Isfahan | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Darya Babol | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Shahrdari Astara | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Arman Gohar | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khalij Fars | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 9 |
| 17 | Chooka Talesh | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 9 |
