Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Paykan & Esteghlal face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Esteghlal could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Persian Gulf Pro League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Havadar, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Esteghlal.
Paykan form and stats
Paykan was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Hazfi Cup.The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Paykan at their home stadium (Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A strong away win for Paykan against Naft Masjed Soleyman the last match, as Haghdoust and Imani were on target.
A 0-0 draw away in the Persian Gulf Pro League before that, with Mes Rafsanjan the opponent.Paykan aren't scoring a lot here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Paykan have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Esteghlal form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Esteghlal, as they won the Hazfi Cup.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
It's the second away game in a row for Esteghlal, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Havadar last time out.
Preceding that game was the away Persian Gulf Pro League victory against Naft Masjed Soleyman with the score of 3-0.The Esteghlal manager Majidi has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. Esteghlal are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - six - four (Paykan wins - draws - Esteghlal wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 7 goals |   A. Koushki 4 goals | E. Salehi 3 goals |
Paykan missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Paykan | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 24 | 36 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 51% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 37% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 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 | Esteghlal | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Paykan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Foolad | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 18 |
| 12 | Tractor Sazi | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Havadar | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 5 |
