Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aluminium Arak & Fajr Sepasi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Aluminium nor Fajr Sepasi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
Aluminium was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Hazfi Cup.When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Aluminium Arak have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Aluminium manager Khatibi and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Nassaji Mazandaran in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Previous to that game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match hosting Fajr Sepasi in a game that was won 1-0.Aluminium has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Aluminium have only let in 1 goal at home.
Fajr Sepasi form and stats
They also participated in Hazfi Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Fajr Sepasi have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Sepasi aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 222 league minutes without a goal. Mehraban was the last player to find the net.
Sepasi delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Mes Rafsanjan in their previous match; a Persian Gulf Pro League game.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Aluminium Arak's place.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Fajr Sepasi defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Aluminium Arak-Fajr Sepasi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Aluminium Arak four wins, Fajr Sepasi three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Sharifat 2 goals |  A. Naghizadeh 2 goals | M. Majidi 1 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Fajr Sepasi missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Fajr Sepasi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 2.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.4 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 40% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 51% | ||
| 6 | 5.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Gol Gohar | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Foolad | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Paykan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Tractor Sazi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Havadar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 2 |