National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mes Kerman or Sanat Naft 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 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face fixture!
Mes Kerman form and stats
Last season, Kerman's Hazfi Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Mes Kerman so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 450 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mohammadi was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Mes Kerman in their previous match, an away game at Sepahan that ended in defeat 0-2.
In the match before that, Mes Kerman hosted Malavan and drew the Persian Gulf Pro League game 0-0.Kerman have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanat Naft form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Sanat Naft have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Sanat Naft might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gol Gohar proved too strong as Sanat Naft slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Takhti Stadium.
Ahead of that match was the Persian Gulf Pro League away draw versus Zob Ahan that ended 2-2.The attacking power of Sanat Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Sanat in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Mes Kerman wins - draws - Sanat Naft wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kazemian 3 goals | A. Rostami 2 goals | H. Doustdar 1 goals |
Mes Kerman missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Mes Kerman | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 10 | 20 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 16% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 48% | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 55% | ||
| 5.8 | 3.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 |
