Mes Rafsanjan hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 11th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Sepahan holds 6th place with 10 pts.
- Sepahan has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
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.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
Mes Rafsanjan have played three Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Rafsanjan are confident in defense, having played 275 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Naft Masjed Soleyman in a game that was won 2-0.
Rafsanjan have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Rafsanjan have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Sepahan form and stats
Sepahan are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Sepahan had fun at their own home (Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium) last time out, beating Nassaji Mazandaran 4-0. M. Hosseini, Kiros and S. Shahbazzadeh (2) scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Naft Masjed Soleyman wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
As mentioned above, Sepahan was the only team on the pitch versus Nassaji Mazandaran in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Sepahan have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. For Sepahan, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 5 goals | S. Hosseini 2 goals | K. Soares Ferraz 1 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Sepahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | 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 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 9.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | 10.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 21% | 33% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 36% |
- Sepahan has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sepahan have scored more than double the goals of Mes Rafsanjan.
- Sepahan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Foolad | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Sepahan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Paykan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Persepolis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Saipa | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Padideh Khorasan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 2 |