Mes Rafsanjan will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Esteghlal.
- Mes Rafsanjan has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Esteghlal, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Mes Rafsanjan have to build on here at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Rafsanjan's previous game was a Persian Gulf Pro League match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Zob Ahan (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Rafsanjan lost 0-1 at Persepolis's place.
The Rafsanjan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. From these home matches, Rafsanjan have conceded only 6 goals.
Esteghlal form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Esteghlal playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Esteghlal as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Persian Gulf Pro League match against Sepahan (0-2). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Nassaji Mazandaran.
Esteghlal have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Esteghlal as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Esteghlal - Rafsanjan 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  F. Emamali 5 goals |  V. Ghafouri 4 goals | M. Ghaedi 4 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 80% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 87% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 13% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 43% | 39% |
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mes Rafsanjan has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Foolad | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Paykan | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Padideh Khorasan | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Saipa | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 8 |