It hasn't been easy for Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol so far, and the same description fits Saipa. These students from the school of hard knocks eye some crucial points here.
- Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Azadegan League
- Saipa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Relegation threatens Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol who should definitely be looking for some points here. Saipa are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
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.
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol form and stats
6 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol have to build on here in the Azadegan League.
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol lost their last game at Khooshe Talaee Saveh (placed 5th) after a 2-3 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Khouneh won a home game hosting Mes Shahr-e Babak (1-0).Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Saipa form and stats
Saipa have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Azadegan League, after 1-7-8 (16 played). Saipa are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the FC Vista Turbine fixture.
Saipa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Arman Gohar (placed 3rd) in their previous match.
Before that, Saipa travelled to Machine Sazi and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Saipa have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Saipa - Khouneh 3-2.Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol missing players
Saipa missing players
| Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 31 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 33 |
| 84% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 66% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 66% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 16% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 31% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| 34% | 19% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 34% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
- Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Azadegan League
- 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 | Mes Kerman | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 66 |
| 2 | Malavan | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 65 |
| 3 | Arman Gohar | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 58 |
| 4 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 46 |
| 6 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Astara | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 12 | Qashqai | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 39 |
| 13 | Caspian Qazvin | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 38 |
| 14 | Saipa | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 37 |
| 15 | FC Vista Turbine | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 16 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 35 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 32 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 27 | -41 | 12 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 32 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 43 | -47 | 12 |