The visiting Sepahan side should be favourites in this visit to Machine Sazi, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
- Machine Sazi has the fewest scored goals (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan is in the best form (4-1-1)
Machine have less rest than Sepahan in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Persian Gulf Pro League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Bonyan Diesel Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sepahan have had more rest.
It's quite the trip for Sepahan when visiting Machine Sazi as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Machine Sazi form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Machine Sazi, who have the fewest scored goals (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League, at their home stadium (Bonyan Diesel Stadium) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at Bonyan Diesel Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 274 minutes without scoring a league goal. F. Mohammadi was the last player to find the net.
The Machine crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Naft Masjed Soleyman here at Bonyan Diesel Stadium in a Persian Gulf Pro League match. 0-0 away at Saipa before that.
Machine Sazi have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. On the other hand, Machine have conceded 4 goals.
Sepahan form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Sepahan have produced an overall stat of 2-0-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Sepahan, whose manager M. Navidkia could celebrate last time after the Persian Gulf Pro League win against Mes Rafsanjan. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Nassaji Mazandaran.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sepahan have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Sepahan have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Machine, two draws and six wins for Sepahan. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 6 goals | S. Hosseini 3 goals | K. Soares Ferraz 1 goals |
Machine Sazi missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Machine Sazi | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 38% |
- Machine Sazi has the fewest points (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi has the fewest scored goals (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi has the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi has the the worst goal difference (-10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi has the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Machine Sazi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Machine Sazi have yet to win a game.
- Machine Sazi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Machine Sazi is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sepahan has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sepahan have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sepahan have scored more than double the goals of Machine Sazi.
- Sepahan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sepahan is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Sanat Naft | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Foolad | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Paykan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Persepolis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Saipa | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Padideh Khorasan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -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 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |