The home team stadium regulars anticipate a victory in this fixture, and the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Mes Rafsanjan are in 9th place while the guesting Malavan sweat at 16th.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest scored goals (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Malavan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Mes Rafsanjan have to build on here at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The Rafsanjan goalkeeper Hamed Lak is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 341 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
It's back home for Mes Rafsanjan, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mes Kerman away with the result 2-0. Mendes found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league win after three fixtures without.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sepahan that ended 0-0.It should be considered that a glance at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The lack of attacking qualities in Mes Rafsanjan means that they have only scored {1 goals} in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match.
Malavan form and stats
There's been little loot from Malavan's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Malavan only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Malavan's last game was the home draw against Sepahan (0-0).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Foolad.Goals are few and far between in Malavan's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 6 travels. As opposed to that, Malavan have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous eight meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Mes Rafsanjan, two draws and four wins for Malavan. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bazgir 4 goals |   L. Pereira Mendes 2 goals | M. Momeni 2 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Malavan missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Malavan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 33% | 20% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 8% | 20% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 67% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 3.4 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.5 | 3.2 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 3 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 2 |
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Malavan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Malavan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Malavan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Malavan have yet to win a game away.
- Malavan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Mes Rafsanjan have created more than twice as many corners as Malavan.
- Mes Rafsanjan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mes Rafsanjan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest scored goals (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Gol Gohar | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Zob Ahan | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Foolad | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Tractor Sazi | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Paykan | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Havadar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
| 15 | Mes Kerman | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Malavan | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
