National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Esteghlal or Gol Gohar that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Gol Gohar when visiting Esteghlal as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal participated in Hazfi Cup the last season, where they reached the final.Esteghlal have performed here at Azadi Stadium this season with 9 wins from 15 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3. On the other hand, in the Hazfi Cup, Esteghlal has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Esteghlal's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sepahan.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Nassaji Mazandaran.Esteghlal has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Esteghlal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Azadi Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 15 matches.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Gol Gohar playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Hazfi Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
There were no winners in Gohar's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 2-2 vs Nassaji Mazandaran.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Naft Masjed Soleyman.The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gol Gohar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Esteghlal won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Gol Gohar has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  G. Mensha 14 goals | Y. Shakeri 8 goals |  A. Motahari 7 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Esteghlal | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | ||
| 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 |