Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Naft Masjed Soleyman nor Shahin Bushehr as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.2 victories, 6 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Naft Masjed Soleyman have to build on here at Rah Ahan Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League. In general it's been a long time since Naft Masjed Soleyman tasted defeat here at Rah Ahan Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games.
The Naft Masjed Soleyman goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
In their previous game, the manager M. Tartar led his Naft Masjed Soleyman to a defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Tractor Sazi. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Rah Ahan Stadium. Before that, Naft Masjed Soleyman played out a Persian Gulf Pro League draw 1-1 when visiting Pars Jam Bushehr.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Naft Masjed Soleyman as they have a new game in only four days, a Persian Gulf Pro League match thankfully also at home. Sanat Naft are visiting.
Naft Masjed Soleyman aren't scoring a lot here at Rah Ahan Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 8 games. As for guarding their own goal, Naft Masjed Soleyman have only let in 3 goals at home.
Shahin Bushehr form and stats
Shahin Bushehr have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 0-2-7 (9 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Shahin Bushehr, who have now gone 16 games without a victory. The Persepolis Pakdasht game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Shahin Bushehr have lost on their last two travels.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Shahin Bushehr, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Sepahan. Prior to that match, the Shahin Bushehr manager Mehrdad Karimian faced defeat when travelling to Esteghlal and losing 1-4.
Shahin Bushehr lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
A new game in only four days for Shahin Bushehr, the Persian Gulf Pro League home match versus Padideh Khorasan. Busy days.
Shahin Bushehr are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. Shahin Bushehr have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Naft Masjed Soleyman won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Shahin Bushehr has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 3Top Goalscorers
 
H. Maleki
5 goals
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H. Nourmohamadi
2 goals
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E. Mirjavan
2 goals
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Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Shahin Bushehr missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Shahin Bushehr | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 25 | 39 | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 129 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 99 | 204 | ||
| 48 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 75 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 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 | Sepahan | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Foolad | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Paykan | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Saipa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -25 | 6 |