National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gol Gohar or Foolad that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Foolad could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a AFC Champions League game only two sleeps ago. That game, against Al Faisaly, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Foolad.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Last season, Gol Gohar's Hazfi Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Overall Persian Gulf Pro League results at home this season for Gol Gohar are 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Gohar are returning here after visiting Malavan and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Tabrizi and Hosseini scored the goal(s).
In the match before that, Gol Gohar hosted Mes Kerman and drew the Persian Gulf Pro League game 1-1.Gol Gohar has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Gol Gohar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Foolad form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Foolad are looking to quickly end their 338 minutes long goal drought in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Two travels in a row for Foolad, whose manager Nekounam could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Al Faisaly. Attacker Ansari got a player rating of 7.42 in the game. "Man of the match" Ansari scored one goal.
Prior to that match, the Foolad manager Nekounam faced defeat when travelling to Mes Rafsanjan and losing 0-2.The attacking power of Foolad when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Previous seven meetings featuring these squads: Gol Gohar won one, Foolad were winners in three and we saw three draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Tabrizi 4 goals |  M. Aliyari 3 goals |
Gol Gohar missing players
Foolad missing players
| Gol Gohar | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 100% | 92% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 91% | 67% | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Havadar | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Malavan | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Paykan | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 12 |
