Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mes Kerman & Foolad face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Foolad have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mes Kerman and Foolad.
Mes Kerman form and stats
Last season, Kerman's Hazfi Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.Mes Kerman are steadily winning Azadegan League games and points here at Shahid Bahonar Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 516 minutes.
Mes Kerman's last game was hosting Esteghlal Khuzestan and winning 1-0.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting FC Vista Turbine.Kerman has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Mes Kerman have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad was sent out of Hazfi Cup in the final last season.2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Foolad in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away.
Foolad won their last game, 2-0 versus Padideh Khorasan played at home.
Prior to that match, the Foolad manager Nekounam faced defeat when travelling to Sepahan and losing 1-2.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Foolad have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these contenders: Mes Kerman won five, Foolad triumphed in two and we saw three draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 7 goals |  A. Patosi 3 goals |  A. Aljabouri 1 goals |
Mes Kerman missing players
Foolad missing players
| Mes Kerman | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2 | ||
| 55% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | ||
| 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 |
