Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Persepolis & Esteghlal face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Persepolis form and stats
Persepolis was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Hazfi Cup.This stadium, Azadi Stadium, has been a fortress for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-2-0. Persepolis has a nice streak going on as they have played 17 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Aluminium Arak defeat 171 days ago.
Persepolis are confident in defense, having played 231 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Persepolis last time playing, versus Aluminium Arak. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with S. Moghanlou and M. Torabi scoring for the victors.
A 0-0 draw away in the Persian Gulf Pro League before that, with Foolad the opponent.A decent goal production from Persepolis in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Persepolis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal's mission in Hazfi Cup last season failed in the final.As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Esteghlal have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far.
Esteghlal play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Saipa.
Before that, Esteghlal secured a home win against Tractor Sazi with the score 2-1.Esteghlal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Persepolis victories, four draws and two Esteghlal wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
A. Motahari 7 goals | A. Nourollahi 6 goals | M. Ghaedi 6 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Esteghlal missing players
Persepolis | Esteghlal | ||||||
Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
20 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
47 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
6.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
2.8 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
1.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.8 | ||
4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
40% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% |
Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
1 | Persepolis | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 58 |
2 | Sepahan | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 56 |
3 | Esteghlal | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 50 |
4 | Foolad | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
5 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
6 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 38 |
7 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 37 |
8 | Aluminium Arak | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 37 |
9 | Paykan | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 35 |
10 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 31 |
12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
14 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
15 | Saipa | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
16 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -22 | 14 |