Both these contenders are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Persepolis holding a 22 point advantage on Zob Ahan in the standings. Let's start!
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Persepolis have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Persian Gulf Pro League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The complete Persian Gulf Pro League results playing at home this season for Zob Ahan are 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Persepolis last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Havadar.Zob Ahan have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Persepolis form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Persepolis playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Visiting Persepolis has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Persepolis has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Zob Ahan for a 1-1 draw.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Paykan.Persepolis find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Persepolis as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Zob Ahan - Persepolis 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zob Ahan two wins, three draws and Persepolis five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Abdi Qara 7 goals | H. Pakdel 5 goals |  S. Bagherpasand 4 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Zob Ahan | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 22 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 42% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 69% |
| 19% | 23% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 54% |
| 35% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 58% | 62% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 15% |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 43% | 43% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 48% |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
- Persepolis have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 46 |
| 4 | Foolad | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Paykan | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Aluminium Arak | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Havadar | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 15 |
