A vital fixture in Persian Gulf Pro League as both contenders are struggling for the top positions. With Foolad in 5th place and Sepahan located at 2nd, this promises to be a thriling fight. Read on to learn more!
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (42) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Foolad can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. Sepahan are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!
Foolad form and stats
Overall Persian Gulf Pro League statistics at home this season for Foolad are 6-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Foolad, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Paykan away with the result 2-1. Patosi and Hosseini found the net in that victory. A late climax in the match against Paykan as the winning goal came eight minutes into overtime; scored by Hosseini.
Ahead of that match, Foolad lost 1-2 at home to Esteghlal.The Foolad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. From these home matches, Foolad have conceded only 11 goals.
Sepahan form and stats
The visitors are W8-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Things are running smoothly for Sepahan who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Mes Rafsanjan.
The supporters enjoyed Sepahan's previous fixture versus Padideh Khorasan (placed 16th), a 3-0 win played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Persepolis with the score of 2-1.Sepahan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. It's not easy to score on Sepahan as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent game: Sepahan - Foolad 2-1. Foolad-Sepahan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Foolad two wins, Sepahan three wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 9 goals |   S. Moghanlou 8 goals |  A. Patosi 5 goals |
Foolad missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Foolad | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 42 |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 29% | 29% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 4% | 7% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 57% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 59% | 57% |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (42) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sepahan is in the best form (4-2-0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Foolad | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Paykan | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Havadar | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 28 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 28 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 16 |
