It's the second opportunity for points this campaign as Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol and Machine Sazi fight it out at Shohada Stadium.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol form and stats
The previous season, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol's league results were 11 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses, ending with 12th position in the Azadegan League. Over these 34 matches they scored 33 goals and gave away 38. Appearing at home in the previous season Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol produced 8-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 10 conceded.
An away draw last time out for Khouneh, facing Esteghlal Mollasani in a game that ended 2-2.
Ahead of that match, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol won a home game hosting Khooshe Talaee Saveh (2-0).Machine Sazi form and stats
Let's have a look at how Machine Sazi performed last season in the Persian Gulf Pro League: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 8 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 7/26 goals scored/conceded. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.
The manager A. Akbarpour was unhappy after their last game, a Azadegan League match played at their home ground Bonyan Diesel Stadium. Machine Sazi suffered a 0-4 loss to Shahrdari Hamedan (placed 1st). Machine lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
It was a Persian Gulf Pro League defeat before that one as the away game against Sanat Naft wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Khouneh zero wins, two draws and Machine Sazi one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol missing players
Machine Sazi missing players
| Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | Machine Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | Last season | Machine Sazi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 12 | 20 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 10 | Conceded | C | 26 | 52 | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 62% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 37% | ||
| 18% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 23% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 41% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 37% | ||
| 35% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 10% | ||
| 41% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 57% | ||
| 2.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.5 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 50% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Malavan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Qashqai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Saipa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Baderan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mes Kerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Shahin Bushehr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | FC Vista Turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Shahrdari Astara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Arman Gohar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Havadar | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Baderan | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Shahin Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
| 8 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
| 9 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
| 10 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 48 |
| 11 | Malavan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 43 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 42 |
| 14 | Qashqai | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 42 |
| 15 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 27 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 46 | -49 | 18 |
| 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 | Persepolis | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Foolad | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Paykan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | -33 | 14 |