Only a win will satisfy the Foolad supporters in this Shohadaye Artesh Stadium clash with Mes Rafsanjan, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.
- Foolad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan has the fewest scored goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad have collected 10 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 3-1-0. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Shohadaye Artesh Stadium.
A nice win for Foolad last time playing, versus Nassaji Mazandaran. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with A. Patosi scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Naft Masjed Soleyman (0-1).
A decent goal production from Foolad in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Foolad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mes Rafsanjan, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League, in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away.
Mes Rafsanjan failed to get anything from their last game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match vs Sepahan (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that result Mes Rafsanjan won their away game at Nassaji Mazandaran. The scoreline was 1-0.
Mes Rafsanjan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 4 away games. Rafsanjan's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Foolad won zero, Mes Rafsanjan won zero and two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Coulibaly 2 goals | F. Ahmadzadeh Borouki 2 goals | S. Hardani 1 goals |
Foolad missing players
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
| Foolad | Mes Rafsanjan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 20% |
- Foolad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Foolad have scored more than double the goals of Mes Rafsanjan.
- Mes Rafsanjan has the fewest scored goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Sanat Naft | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Foolad | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Paykan | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Saipa | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Persepolis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Padideh Khorasan | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Mes Rafsanjan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 3 |