Zob Ahan clashes with Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League fray

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Competition: Thu 25.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Folād Shahr Stadium (15000 seats)

Mes Rafsanjan have travelled here for an action-packed duel against the home team Zob Ahan. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth Persian Gulf Pro League preview!

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!

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Zob Ahan form and stats

A Persian Gulf Pro League draw at home so far for Zob Ahan. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 15 matches.

The home team returns to Folād Shahr Stadium after drawing with Tractor Sazi (placed 14th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Persepolis that ended 0-0.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Zob Ahan at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Mes Rafsanjan form and stats

One match played away so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Mes Rafsanjan and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses from 15 games.

Mes Rafsanjan's last game was the home draw against Gol Gohar (0-0).

Before that, Rafsanjan travelled to Nassaji Mazandaran and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

1 goal so far away for Mes Rafsanjan, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the preceeding four meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Zob Ahan, zero draws and three wins for Mes Rafsanjan. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Zob AhanS. Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi
S. Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi
1 goals
Mes RafsanjanL. Pereira Mendes
L. Pereira Mendes
1 goals

Zob Ahan missing players

Mes Rafsanjan missing players

Zob Ahan Mes Rafsanjan
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 1 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
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% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 6
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 2
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Zob Ahan Last season Mes Rafsanjan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
10 4   Won W   6 12
7 4   Drew D   4 9
13 7   Lost L   5 9
21 10   Scored S   20 39
25 13   Conceded C   16 29
83% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 87%
40% 47%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 70%
20% 20%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 43%
7% 7%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 7%
20% 13%   BTTS BTTS   47% 47%
40% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 40%
57% 67%   Failed to Score F T   20% 27%
 
2.9 2.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.1
2.1 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
4.6 4.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.5 7.7
1.4 1.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
48% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 39%
 
4.9 5.2   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 6.7
1.5 1.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.8

  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 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
2 Naft Masjed Soleyman 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Gol Gohar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 Havadar 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Mes Kerman 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
6 Esteghlal 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
7 Aluminium Arak 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
8 Paykan 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
9 Mes Rafsanjan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
10 Zob Ahan 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Foolad 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Persepolis 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
14 Tractor Sazi 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Sanat Naft 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
16 Malavan 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
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 Esteghlal 30 19 11 0 39 10 15 10 5 0 13 3 15 9 6 0 26 7 29 68
2 Persepolis 30 17 10 3 40 21 15 11 3 1 23 10 15 6 7 2 17 11 19 61
3 Sepahan 30 16 8 6 43 21 15 8 5 2 20 7 15 8 3 4 23 14 22 56
4 Gol Gohar 30 13 12 5 37 28 15 7 5 3 23 18 15 6 7 2 14 10 9 51
5 Foolad 29 13 9 7 30 22 15 7 5 3 18 11 14 6 4 4 12 11 8 48
6 Mes Rafsanjan 30 12 9 9 39 28 15 6 5 4 19 13 15 6 4 5 20 15 11 45
7 Aluminium Arak 30 7 16 7 20 23 15 6 7 2 14 8 15 1 9 5 6 15 -3 37
8 Zob Ahan 30 10 7 13 21 25 15 4 4 7 10 13 15 6 3 6 11 12 -4 37
9 Paykan 30 7 15 8 26 27 15 2 6 7 10 16 15 5 9 1 16 11 -1 36
10 Havadar 29 8 10 11 18 22 15 4 7 4 8 9 14 4 3 7 10 13 -4 34
11 Nassaji Mazandaran 29 6 15 8 24 31 14 4 4 6 13 19 15 2 11 2 11 12 -7 33
12 Sanat Naft 29 8 9 12 23 30 14 5 4 5 13 13 15 3 5 7 10 17 -7 33
13 Tractor Sazi 29 6 11 12 23 29 15 6 4 5 17 14 14 0 7 7 6 15 -6 29
14 Naft Masjed Soleyman 30 3 13 14 14 35 15 1 7 7 9 19 15 2 6 7 5 16 -21 22
15 Fajr Sepasi 30 2 11 17 10 29 15 0 10 5 5 11 15 2 1 12 5 18 -19 17
16 Padideh Khorasan 29 2 10 17 17 43 14 0 7 7 7 18 15 2 3 10 10 25 -26 16