Sepahan have travelled here for an interesting duel against the home side Zob Ahan. Get ready for the fixture with this full Persian Gulf Pro League preview!
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (4) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
Zob Ahan and Sepahan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Zob Ahan form and stats
Zob Ahan are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Folād Shahr Stadium. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Zob Ahan has four draws from their last four matches.
Zob Ahan drew their last game, 1-1 away at Malavan (placed 16th).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Mes Rafsanjan that ended 0-0.Early season league goal statistics from Zob Ahan's 2 home games: 0 goals, 0 conceded.
Sepahan form and stats
Four points from two away games for Sepahan, meaning one draw and one victory in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far.
Sepahan's previous game was their home loss versus Foolad (0-1). That loss stopped this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; 20 games in all! Sepahan were so close to getting something from the game against Foolad, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Gol Gohar that ended 2-2.Sepahan have the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Zob Ahan victories, three draws and five Sepahan wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Salmani 2 goals | M. Zakipour 2 goals |  A. Ghasemi 1 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Zob Ahan | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 4.5 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8 | 7.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (4) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
| Zob Ahan | Last season | Sepahan | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 13% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Foolad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Paykan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Havadar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Mes Kerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Aluminium Arak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Tractor Sazi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Malavan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 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 |
