Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aluminium Arak & Tractor Sazi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Aluminium Arak have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Aluminium. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Aluminium's previous game, also at home. Visiting Paykan travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Aluminium Arak played out a Persian Gulf Pro League draw 1-1 when visiting Machine Sazi.
Aluminium has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Tractor, as they won the Hazfi Cup.5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Tractor Sazi playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
Tractor have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. M. Teymouri was the goal scorer.
Tractor won their last game, 1-0 versus Al Quwa Al Jawiya played at home. Before that, Tractor travelled to Al Quwa Al Jawiya and returned home with a draw after the AFC Champions League game finished 0-0.
The visiting Tractor have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Tractor have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Abbaszadeh 9 goals |  H. Pakdel 7 goals | M. Hosseini 5 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Tractor Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |