Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zob Ahan & Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Hazfi Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a Persian Gulf Pro League match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Havadar, was also a home game here at Folād Shahr Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Zob Ahan form and stats
Zob Ahan was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Hazfi Cup.The Persian Gulf Pro League statistics playing at home this season for Zob Ahan are 1-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Zob Ahan's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Havadar.
1-1 away at Naft Masjed Soleyman before that.Ahan have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol form and stats
The visitors are W0-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Azadegan League.
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Pars Jam Bushehr.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Esteghlal Khuzestan.The attacking power of Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Khouneh in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Rostami 2 goals | M. Khodabandelou 1 goals | S. Jafari 1 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol missing players
| Zob Ahan | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 22 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 52% | ||
| 8 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Gol Gohar | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Foolad | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Paykan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Tractor Sazi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Havadar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 2 |
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Qashqai | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Arman Gohar | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Hamedan | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Mes Kerman | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Astara | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | FC Vista Turbine | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Saipa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Caspian Qazvin | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Machine Sazi | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 2 |