Malavan will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Aluminium Arak.
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.
Malavan form and stats
5-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Malavan so far this season.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Mes Kerman on their last time out; the Azadegan League game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Baderan that was lost 1-2.
Malavan has scored 14 goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Malavan have only conceded 10 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
There's been little loot from Aluminium Arak's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games. Aluminium Arak only has 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 9 draws. Things are running smoothly for Aluminium Arak who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Persepolis Pakdasht. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.Aluminium Arak are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Azadegan League against Mes Rafsanjan. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Arvand Khorramshahr that ended 0-0.
Goals are few and far between in Aluminium Arak's away games. Only 6 goals from 13 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Aluminium Arak - Malavan 3-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 3 - 1 - 1 (Malavan wins - draws - Aluminium Arak wins).Top Goalscorers
Malavan missing players
Aluminium Arak missing players
| Malavan | Aluminium Arak | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | Played | 13 | 27 |
| 25 | 14 | Scored | 6 | 23 |
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | 11 | 19 |
| 74% | 71% | Over 0.5 | 54% | 74% |
| 59% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 46% | 41% |
| 33% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 15% | 22% |
| 11% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 11% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 7% |
| 44% | 50% | Both teams to score | 31% | 33% |
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 54% | 56% |
| 33% | 29% | Failed To Score | 62% | 37% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| 2 | Shahin Bushehr | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 45 |
| 4 | Oxin Alborz | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Mes Kerman | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 39 |
| 7 | Qashqai | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 39 |
| 8 | Baderan | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Malavan | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Navad Urmia | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 13 | Arvand Khorramshahr | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | Shahrdari Mahshahr | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 21 |
| 17 | Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Siah Jamegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |