Boasting a 6 point dominance in the league table, Mes Rafsanjan club members hope to see their beloved team get maximum points from this fixture versus Zob Ahan.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan have yet to win a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
3-5-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Mes Rafsanjan so far this season.
Mes Rafsanjan drew their last game, 2-2 away at Gol Gohar (placed 3rd). A disappointing finish for Mes Rafsanjan in their match versus Gol Gohar as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Before that, Rafsanjan drew at home versus Nassaji Mazandaran.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mes Rafsanjan handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Mes Rafsanjan aren't scoring a lot here at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in the league, with only {6 goals} from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Mes Rafsanjan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Zob Ahan form and stats
There's been little loot from Zob Ahan's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Zob Ahan only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. It's a growing despair in Ahan as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Zob Ahan failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Tractor Sazi (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3.
Prior to that match, the Zob Ahan manager Tartar faced defeat when travelling to Persepolis and losing 0-1.We have checked recent matches where Ahan have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Lacking goals? 14 of this side's latest 17 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
Zob Ahan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 8 away games. Ahan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Zob Ahan - Mes Rafsanjan 0-0 was the outcome when this pair of teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Rafsanjan four wins, one draw and Zob Ahan one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Soleimani Asl 3 goals |  O. Latifi 2 goals | M. Torkmaan 2 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 76% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 47% |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 3.3 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1.6 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 150% |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
- Mes Rafsanjan have created more than twice as many corners as Zob Ahan.
- 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 in the first half (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Zob Ahan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Zob Ahan 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 | Persepolis | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Foolad | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Havadar | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Paykan | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Malavan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 10 |
