National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kheybar Khorramabad or Sanat Naft that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kheybar Khorramabad form and stats
Kheybar Khorramabad participated in Hazfi Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.17 points is a decent return from 7 Azadegan League games here at Takhti Stadium for Kheybar Khorramabad. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Kheybar Khorramabad's last game was hosting Shahin Bushehr and winning 3-0.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol.Kheybar Khorramabad can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. Kheybar Khorramabad have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Sanat Naft form and stats
They also participated in Hazfi Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sanat Naft so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Two travels in a row for Sanat, whose manager Mansourian could celebrate last time after the Persian Gulf Pro League win against Havadar.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Naft Masjed Soleyman in the Persian Gulf Pro League.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sanat Naft have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Kheybar Khorramabad victory, zero draws and two Sanat Naft wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Nasari 2 goals |  M. Tayebi 1 goals | M. Motlaghzadeh 1 goals |
Kheybar Khorramabad missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Kheybar Khorramabad | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 44% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 59% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Malavan | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | Mes Kerman | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Arman Gohar | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Qashqai | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | Shahrdari Astara | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Saipa | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | FC Vista Turbine | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Caspian Qazvin | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | -19 | 5 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 4 |
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Paykan | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Gol Gohar | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Havadar | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | -19 | 4 |
