National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sepahan or Persepolis that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Sepahan form and stats
Last season, Sepahan's Hazfi Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Sepahan have performed here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium this season with 7 wins from 10 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
The Sepahan followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Zob Ahan and win 2-1.
In the game before, an away victory in the Persian Gulf Pro League match versus Foolad with a 1-0 scoreline.Sepahan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Persepolis form and stats
They also participated in Hazfi Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Persepolis have an excellent away record in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games.
Persepolis have a lot to remedy after their shock defeat (0-1) to Havadar in their previous game, played at their own home ground.
Preceding that game was the away Persian Gulf Pro League victory against Sanat Naft with the score of 2-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Persepolis have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sepahan-Persepolis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sepahan two wins, Persepolis three wins, five draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 7 goals |  R. Rezaeian 5 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Sepahan | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 109% | 212% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 46% | ||
| 2.3 | 0.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 |
