Sepidrood Rasht are welcoming Malavan for another important game after their 2-1 result against 13th-placed Arman Gohar.
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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sepidrood Rasht form and stats
Sepidrood Rasht have collected 19 points from their Azadegan League home games so far after 5-4-3. Two home wins in a row for Sepidrood Rasht bring valid hopes of a third.
Sepidrood Rasht's last game was hosting Arman Gohar (placed 13th) and winning 2-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol.
Sepidrood Rasht are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Malavan form and stats
There's been little loot from Malavan's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Azadegan League. Malavan only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. With three draws in a row for Malavan the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
There were no winners in Malavan's previous match, a Azadegan League home game that ended 0-0 vs Navad Urmia (placed 5th). A 1-1 draw at Oxin Alborz's stadium before that.
Goals are few and far between in Malavan's away league games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Malavan have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Malavan - Sepidrood Rasht 2-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Sepidrood Rasht, one draw and three wins for Malavan. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
 M. Gholami 4 goals | M. Ferdowsi Shahrestani 2 goals |
Sepidrood Rasht missing players
Malavan missing players
| Sepidrood Rasht | Malavan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 36 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 32 |
| 84% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 68% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 56% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 48% |
| 28% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 24% |
| 36% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 58% | 40% |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 157 | 83 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 70 | 182 |
| 67 | 34 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 19 | 84 |
| 34% | 38% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 26% | 24% |
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sepidrood Rasht has the fewest matches under the total-line (10)
- Sepidrood Rasht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malavan have scored 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 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Navad Urmia | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Baderan | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Oxin Alborz | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Persepolis Pakdasht | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Damash Gilanian | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Qashqai | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Arman Gohar | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Niroye Zamini | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | Sepidrood Rasht | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Malavan | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 28 | -39 | 10 |