National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Esteghlal or Tractor Sazi that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Esteghlal form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Esteghlal have played 15 Persian Gulf Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Hazfi Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Esteghlal shared the glory with Persepolis (after extra-time, 1-4 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Shahin Bushehr and winning 4-1.
A decent goal production from Esteghlal in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 15 league matches. Esteghlal have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Tractor's mission in Hazfi Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.Tractor Sazi have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 3-6-6 (15 played). Total Hazfi Cup statistics for Tractor Sazi: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Tractor Sazi won their last game, 1-0 versus Naft Masjed Soleyman played at home. It was a Persian Gulf Pro League defeat before that one as the away game against Foolad wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tractor Sazi as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Tractor as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal-Tractor Sazi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal three wins, Tractor Sazi four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Diabaté 15 goals |  M. Ghaedi 10 goals |   E. Hajsafi 6 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Esteghlal | Tractor Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Scored | S | 5 | 28 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 9% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 73% | 44% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 252 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 253 | ||
| 112 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 82 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Paykan | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -31 | 22 |