National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Esteghlal or Tractor Sazi that keep their silverware dream alive.
Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Hazfi Cup.2-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Esteghlal so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Mes Rafsanjan last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that match, a Persian Gulf Pro League win away at Sanat Naft.Esteghlal aren't scoring a lot here at Azadi Stadium in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. Esteghlal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the round of 32.As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Tractor Sazi have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far.
The attacking players of Tractor have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 225 minutes.
Tractor Sazi play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Nassaji Mazandaran.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Mes Kerman in the Persian Gulf Pro League.The visiting Tractor Sazi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Tractor have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal have won every one of the 4 latest duels versus this side. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  M. Abbaszadeh 6 goals |   A. Yamga 4 goals | M. Mohebi 4 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Esteghlal | Tractor Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 68% | 53% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 43% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Havadar | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Paykan | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Malavan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
