Mes Rafsanjan have played well this season, being 5th place in the table. Nassaji Mazandaran have an outlook both up and down from their 8th place.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Nassaji Mazandaran have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's quite the trip for Nassaji Mazandaran when visiting Mes Rafsanjan as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Mes Rafsanjan and Nassaji Mazandaran 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.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
Mes Rafsanjan have collected 13 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 3-4-0.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Rafsanjan, as their goalkeeper Davoud Noushi Sofiani has completely shut out the opponents for 611 minutes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Mes Rafsanjan's previous fixture was a Hazfi Cup game also played at home, finishing 1-0 vs Zob Ahan. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that, Mes Rafsanjan had a Persian Gulf Pro League home game versus Paykan which ended with a victory 2-0.It should be noted that a peek at the 14 most recent league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Rafsanjan aren't scoring a lot here at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in the league, with only {5 goals} from 7 games. Defensively Mes Rafsanjan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nassaji Mazandaran so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
The regulars enjoyed Nassaji Mazandaran's previous game versus Fajr Sepasi, a Hazfi Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Persepolis's place.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nassaji Mazandaran as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the final score Nassaji Mazandaran - Rafsanjan 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Mes Rafsanjan, three draws and five wins for Nassaji Mazandaran. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kalantari 4 goals |  H. Shiri 4 goals | K. Eslami 3 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 14 | 20 |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 80% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 7% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 47% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 40% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3.3 | 0.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 33% | 48% |
| 2.7 | 1.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.1 | 0.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
- 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.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most clean sheets (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) 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 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Havadar | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Paykan | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Malavan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
