Saipa have come here for an absorbing game against the hosts Shahrdari Astara. Read up on the fixture with this full Azadegan League preview!
It's no vacation for neither Shahrdari Astara nor Saipa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shahrdari Astara form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Azadegan League game of the season here at Vahdat Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses from Shahrdari Astara's 17 home games.
Aghaeipour was the last player to score a league goal for Shahrdari Astara and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shahrdari Astara haven't scored in 292 minutes.
The Shahrdari Astara crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Saipa here at Vahdat Stadium.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Mes Shahr-e Babak the opponent.Shahrdari Astara has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Saipa form and stats
Only one away game in the Azadegan League so far for Saipa and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 victory, 7 draws and 9 losses from 17 travels.
The Saipa goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Saipa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Shahrdari Astara (placed 13th).
Before that, Saipa secured a home win against Darya Babol with the score 2-0.Saipa have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Shahrdari Astara and Saipa have faced each other earlier this season: Shahrdari Astara - Saipa 0-1. Last three meetings between these squads: Shahrdari won zero, Saipa were winners in one and we saw two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Shahrdari Astara missing players
Saipa missing players
| Shahrdari Astara | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 5.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Shahrdari Astara | Last season | Saipa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 16 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 79% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 76% | 74% | ||
| 47% | 35% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 59% | 65% | ||
| 26% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 38% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 32% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 50% | ||
| 44% | 65% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 59% | 47% | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 29% | 133% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | ||
| 9.9 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Saipa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Arman Gohar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Qashqai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Khalij Fars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Chadormalu SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Shahrdari Astara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Van Pars Isfahan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Shahin Bandar Ameri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Darya Babol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Padideh Khorasan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 71 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 70 |
| 3 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 61 |
| 4 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 59 |
| 5 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 52 |
| 6 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 46 |
| 8 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Caspian Qazvin | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 43 |
| 11 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 42 |
| 12 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Saipa | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 14 | Qashqai | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 16 | FC Vista Turbine | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 28 | -41 | 15 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 34 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 48 | -52 | 12 |