It's only match two of the Persian Gulf Pro League for these teams. and there's points to play for here at Grand Shiraz Stadium as Fajr Sepasi welcome Gol Gohar. Get smart with this preview!
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.
Fajr Sepasi form and stats
Last season, Fajr Sepasi's league stats were 16 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, results that produced 1st spot in the Azadegan League. Over these 34 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 21. Performing as the home team in the last season Fajr Sepasi produced 8-7-2 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 11 conceded. Sepasi has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Grand Shiraz Stadium. We remember; it was Baderan.
Sepasi lost their last game at Nassaji Mazandaran (placed 5th) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a Azadegan League win away at Oxin Alborz.Gol Gohar form and stats
Let's have a look at how Gol Gohar performed last season in the Persian Gulf Pro League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 7 with 13/14 goals scored/conceded.
Gohar are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Persian Gulf Pro League against Tractor Sazi (placed 16th).
It was a Hazfi Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Esteghlal wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sepasi won one game, four matches ended in a draw and Gol Gohar got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineFajr Sepasi missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Fajr Sepasi | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Fajr Sepasi | Last season | Gol Gohar | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 79% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 59% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 43% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 38% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | ||
| 53% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 29% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gol Gohar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Zob Ahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Padideh Khorasan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Paykan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Havadar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Foolad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Mes Rafsanjan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Tractor Sazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Havadar | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Baderan | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Shahin Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
| 8 | Khooshe Talaee Saveh | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
| 9 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 49 |
| 10 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 48 |
| 11 | Malavan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 43 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 42 |
| 14 | Qashqai | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 42 |
| 15 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Chooka Talesh | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Navad Urmia | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 27 |
| 18 | Oxin Alborz | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 46 | -49 | 18 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 5 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Foolad | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Paykan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
| 9 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | -33 | 14 |