Mes Rafsanjan have performed great football this season, sitting at 4th place in the table. Zob Ahan have an outlook both direction in the table from their 10th position.
- Mes Rafsanjan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
Mes Rafsanjan have played 11 Persian Gulf Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Rafsanjan drew their last game, 1-1 away at Havadar (placed 11th).
Before that, Mes Rafsanjan drew at home versus Naft Masjed Soleyman.This is expected to be a close game, with Mes Rafsanjan perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mes Rafsanjan as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Mes Rafsanjan has won seven of these, drawn five and lost zero.
Rafsanjan has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Mes Rafsanjan have conceded only 7 goals.
Zob Ahan form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Zob Ahan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
The club members enjoyed Ahan's previous fixture versus Aluminium Arak (placed 9th), a 4-0 win played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Foolad.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zob Ahan playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were one Zob Ahan win, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Zob Ahan - Rafsanjan 0-3. Previous three meetings featuring these teams: Mes Rafsanjan won three, Zob Ahan triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Mensha 12 goals | M. Aliyari 4 goals | A. Kaabi 2 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 82% | 73% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| 68% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 36% | 45% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 18% | 23% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 18% |
| 45% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 23% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 59% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 6.1 | 3.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 49% | 47% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 44% | 41% |
| 7.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
- Mes Rafsanjan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zob Ahan have scored away.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (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 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 42 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Foolad | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Paykan | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Havadar | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -20 | 13 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -21 | 12 |
