Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Malavan & Kheybar Khorramabad face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Azadegan League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Baderan, was also a home game here at Takhti Stadium. The away team is better rested.
It's quite the trip for Kheybar Khorramabad when visiting Malavan as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Malavan form and stats
Malavan participated in Hazfi Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The Malavan fans got no joy from their last match, a Azadegan League game also here at Takhti Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Baderan.
Prior to that, an away loss at Pars Jam Bushehr in the Azadegan League.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Malavan here at Takhti Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 17 games). As for guarding their own goal, Malavan have only let in 8 goals at home.
Kheybar Khorramabad form and stats
They also participated in Hazfi Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Khooshe Talaee Saveh in their previous outing. The Azadegan League match ended in a draw 2-2. Drawing 2-2 against Khooshe Talaee Saveh after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager A. Nikbakht needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
A loss against Mes Kerman was the result prior to that, in a Azadegan League home game.The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Khorramabad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Malavan victories, one draw and one Kheybar Khorramabad win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Malavan missing players
Kheybar Khorramabad missing players
| Malavan | Kheybar Khorramabad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Havadar | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Baderan | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Shahin Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
| 8 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
| 9 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 11 | Malavan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 43 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 42 |
| 14 | Qashqai | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 42 |
| 15 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 46 | -49 | 18 |