Foolad have won 24 points running out as the hosting team. Malavan have brought back 22 points using the away locker rooms. Are we looking at a home win?
- Foolad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Malavan have yet to win a game away.
Both squads have had adequate rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!
Foolad form and stats
The total Persian Gulf Pro League results playing at home this season for Foolad are 2-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). Foolad has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Nekounam and the players.
Stress levels are on the rise for Foolad's attacking players as they have now played 338 minutes without scoring in a league game. Torres was their last goal scorer.
The Foolad fans got no joy from their last match, a AFC Champions League duel also played here at Ghadir Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Al Hilal. Aghasi, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Aghasi won 7 of 7 duels.
Before that game, a strong away win at Al Faisaly. A AFC Champions League match. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Foolad handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats.
Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have seen two goals or less.
Foolad have scored {7 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. Foolad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ghadir Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Malavan form and stats
Malavan have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 0-5-5 (10 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Two away games in a row for Malavan, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Esteghlal in the Hazfi Cup.
A loss against Gol Gohar was the result prior to that, in a Persian Gulf Pro League home game.Malavan are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Few goals the story here? 10 of this side's most recent 13 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
Goals are few and far between in Malavan's away league games. Only {4 goals} from 10 travels. 12 goals have been conceded by Malavan in these games.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the squads faced each other previously this campaign; Malavan - Foolad 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Foolad victories, two draws and two Malavan wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bazgir 6 goals |  M. Aliyari 3 goals |  S. Ansari 2 goals |
Foolad missing players
Malavan missing players
| Foolad | Malavan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 70% | 60% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 85% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 40% | 45% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 40% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 30% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 70% | 45% |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 64% | 50% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.6 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
- Foolad have created more than twice as many corners as Malavan.
- Foolad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Foolad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Malavan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Malavan have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Havadar | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Malavan | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Paykan | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 12 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -30 | 12 |
