National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sepahan or Mes Rafsanjan that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sepahan form and stats
Last season their Hazfi Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Sepahan are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Sepahan are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. Sepahan has recorded two wins in a row here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
As mentioned above, Sepahan "killed" Aluminium Arak in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Sepahan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Sepahan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
3-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mes Rafsanjan in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 15 goals |  F. Emamali 5 goals | S. Hosseini 4 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
| Sepahan | Mes Rafsanjan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Foolad | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Sanat Naft | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Padideh Khorasan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Paykan | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Saipa | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 9 |