Persian Gulf Pro League: What this fixture might miss in glamour it should make up for in tempo and commitment. Get set for Zob Ahan - Nassaji Mazandaran!
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
Zob Ahan can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. Mazandaran is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's wish for an active fixture!
Zob Ahan form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Zob Ahan have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 14 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Habib Far Abbasi not having conceded a league goal in 214 minutes.
A strong away win for Zob Ahan against Fajr Sepasi the last match, as Ghoreishi were on target.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tractor Sazi that ended 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Zob Ahan handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Zob Ahan have scored 10 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ahan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Folād Shahr Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
2-10-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nassaji Mazandaran in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sepahan game have they lost an away game, meaning Nassaji Mazandaran has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Nassaji Mazandaran go into this game after a win, the home game against Havadar that ended 2-1.
A 1-1 draw at Naft Masjed Soleyman's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Nassaji Mazandaran have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mazandaran as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Nassaji Mazandaran - Zob Ahan 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Zob Ahan three wins, two draws and Nassaji Mazandaran two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Eslami 7 goals |  S. Bagherpasand 4 goals |  A. Kalantari 4 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
| Zob Ahan | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 31 |
| 86% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 86% |
| 39% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 71% | 75% |
| 18% | 21% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 14% | 25% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 14% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 64% | 57% |
| 39% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 29% | 29% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 42% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 45% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 2.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
- Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zob Ahan have won significantly less 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 | Esteghlal | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Foolad | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Paykan | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Havadar | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 28 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 28 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 16 |
