Life has been a bit difficult for Saipa so far, and you could say the same about Machine Sazi. These weathered teams pray for some much needed points here.
- Saipa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (31) in Azadegan League
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.
Saipa form and stats
The story so far in the Azadegan League for Saipa at their home stadium (Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. Three draws in a row here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium for Saipa, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Saipa shared the glory with Shahin Bushehr in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Malavan.Saipa has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. From these home matches, Saipa have conceded only 4 goals.
Machine Sazi form and stats
Machine Sazi have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Azadegan League, after 0-1-5 (6 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Machine Sazi, who have now gone 17 games without a victory. The Mes Rafsanjan game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
There were no winners in Machine's previous match, a Azadegan League home game that ended 2-2 vs Esteghlal Mollasani (placed 16th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kheybar Khorramabad wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.The attacking power of Machine when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Machine Sazi are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Saipa won two games, six matches ended in a draw and Machine Sazi have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightSaipa missing players
Machine Sazi missing players
| Saipa | Machine Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 23% |
| 46% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 62% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.7 | 8 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
- 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) away in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (17) away in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (31) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Azadegan League
- Machine Sazi have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Machine Sazi have yet to win a game.
- Machine Sazi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saipa have created more than twice as many corners as Machine Sazi.
- Saipa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Saipa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saipa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) 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 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Arman Gohar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Qashqai | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 11 | FC Vista Turbine | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Caspian Qazvin | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Shahrdari Astara | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Saipa | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -16 | 5 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 4 |
