Machine Sazi not looking forward to difficult Azadegan League clash against Mes Kerman

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Competition: Iran Azadegan League
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium (80000 seats)

Straining Machine Sazi are eager to pull off a surprise when they welcome hard-driving Mes Kerman in the next league fixture. It’s 18th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.

Insights:
  • Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (47) in Azadegan League
  • Mes Kerman have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League

Mes Kerman have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Machine Sazi form and stats

Machine Sazi's results here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium in the Azadegan League have been very modest with 0 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Machine Sazi who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 25 attempts. Their previous win was against Mes Rafsanjan, 247 days ago.

The Machine Sazi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Mes Kerman here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium.

Heartbreak before that as Machine lost 0-3 at Shahrdari Astara's place.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Mes Kerman to win. Let's see if Machine Sazi are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: four games found revealing zero Machine Sazi wins, zero draws and four defeats.

Machine Sazi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Machine defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Machine Sazi hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Esteghlal Mollasani, Shahin Bushehr, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol, FC Vista Turbine and Caspian Qazvin), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Mes Kerman form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Azadegan League.

It's the second away game in a row for Kerman, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Machine Sazi (placed 18th) last time out.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Saipa.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Mes Kerman - Machine Sazi 1-1. Last five meetings featuring these squads: Machine Sazi won one, Mes Kerman triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Machine Sazi missing players

Mes Kerman missing players

Machine Sazi Mes Kerman
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 10 21
0 0 0 Won W 2 5 12
6 5 2 Drew D 0 3 7
15 5 1 Lost L 0 2 2
18 10 4 Scored S 4 10 24
49 18 5 Conceded C 0 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
86% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 40% 48%
62% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 20% 14%
43% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
19% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 24%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 71%
38% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 19%
 
1.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.7 2.3
3.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 2.3 1.5
1.3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6 4.2
1.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2 1
62% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 50% 75%
 
6 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10 5.2
3.3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.5 2
Key stats in Azadegan League this season:
  • Machine Sazi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Machine Sazi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Machine Sazi have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the fewest points (5) at home in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (47) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Azadegan League
  • Machine Sazi have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Machine Sazi have yet to win a game.
  • Machine Sazi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mes Kerman have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mes Kerman have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mes Kerman have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Azadegan League
  • Mes Kerman have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Azadegan League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Malavan 19 12 7 0 24 7 10 9 1 0 17 5 9 3 6 0 7 2 17 43
2 Mes Kerman 19 10 7 2 21 7 10 6 4 0 12 2 9 4 3 2 9 5 14 37
3 Kheybar Khorramabad 19 9 6 4 32 21 9 6 2 1 19 10 10 3 4 3 13 11 11 33
4 Arman Gohar 19 9 6 4 21 11 10 6 3 1 10 4 9 3 3 3 9 7 10 33
5 Shahrdari Astara 20 8 6 6 15 13 10 5 3 2 7 4 10 3 3 4 8 9 2 30
6 Pars Jam Bushehr 19 8 6 5 18 20 9 5 3 1 8 6 10 3 3 4 10 13 -2 30
7 Mes Shahr-e Babak 19 6 9 4 15 11 9 5 4 0 10 3 10 1 5 4 5 8 4 27
8 Esteghlal Khuzestan 19 7 6 6 20 18 10 4 3 3 10 8 9 3 3 3 10 10 2 27
9 Khooshe Talaee Saveh 19 6 8 5 27 19 9 4 3 2 17 8 10 2 5 3 10 11 8 26
10 Saipa 19 6 8 5 23 19 9 5 4 0 16 7 10 1 4 5 7 12 4 26
11 Qashqai 19 7 4 8 17 17 10 4 3 3 9 5 9 3 1 5 8 12 0 25
12 Shahrdari Hamedan 19 4 11 4 15 12 10 3 6 1 11 7 9 1 5 3 4 3 3 23
13 FC Vista Turbine 20 5 8 7 15 18 11 3 6 2 11 8 9 2 2 5 4 10 -3 23
14 Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 20 3 10 7 17 23 11 3 6 2 11 9 9 0 4 5 6 14 -6 19
15 Caspian Qazvin 20 4 7 9 19 26 9 2 2 5 9 14 11 2 5 4 10 12 -7 19
16 Esteghlal Mollasani 19 3 10 6 14 21 9 2 4 3 6 9 10 1 6 3 7 12 -7 19
17 Shahin Bushehr 20 1 7 12 8 30 10 1 4 5 7 11 10 0 3 7 1 19 -22 10
18 Machine Sazi 20 0 6 14 19 47 9 0 5 4 10 17 11 0 1 10 9 30 -28 6