Malavan open their doors to Foolad for another intriguing Persian Gulf Pro League match here at Takhti Stadium.
Malavan and Foolad should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Malavan form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Persian Gulf Pro League game of the season here at Takhti Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from Malavan's 15 home games.
Malavan faced defeat in their previous match, away at Esteghlal (0-1).
Ahead of that match, Malavan lost 1-2 at home to Zob Ahan.Malavan has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Foolad form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Persian Gulf Pro League ended in defeat. Last season Foolad had these away match statistics: Played 15; won 4, drew 6 and lost 5.
Home advantage was not enough for Foolad in their previous game as they lost hosting Sanat Naft, 1-2.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Gol Gohar's place.{0 goals} so far away for Foolad, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Malavan won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Foolad managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kazemayni 1 goals |  M. Abbaszadeh 1 goals |
Malavan missing players
Foolad missing players
| Malavan | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 9.5 |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Malavan | Last season | Foolad | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 40 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 23% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 37% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 47% | ||
| 43% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 2.6 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 71% | ||
| 6.3 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Havadar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Paykan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Malavan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Tractor Sazi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Foolad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Caspian Qazvin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -5 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 66 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 32 | 65 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 62 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Foolad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Havadar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Paykan | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Malavan | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 27 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -18 | 26 |
| 14 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 25 |
| 15 | Mes Kerman | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -37 | 20 |
