Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nassaji Mazandaran & Fajr Sepasi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Nassaji Mazandaran at their home stadium (Vatani Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager Motahari led his Mazandaran to a defeat away at Persepolis. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Vatani Stadium. As you see from the result above, Nassaji Mazandaran suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Tractor Sazi.A decent goal production from Nassaji Mazandaran in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. Mazandaran have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fajr Sepasi form and stats
They also participated in Hazfi Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Fajr Sepasi playing as the away team in the Azadegan League this season.
Fajr Sepasi's last game was the home draw against Mes Shahr-e Babak (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the Azadegan League away draw versus Pars Jam Bushehr that ended 0-0.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Fajr Sepasi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Mazandaran have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when playing Fajr Sepasi.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kalantari 4 goals |  H. Shiri 4 goals | K. Eslami 3 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Fajr Sepasi missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Fajr Sepasi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 17 | Scored | S | 7 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 47% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Saipa | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | Fajr Sepasi | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 5 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Qashqai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Van Pars Isfahan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Chadormalu SC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Shahrdari Astara | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Darya Babol | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Arman Gohar | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Khalij Fars | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 8 |
| 17 | Chooka Talesh | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 6 |
| 18 | Omid Vahdat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Shahin Bandar Ameri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Padideh Khorasan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
