Struggling Nassaji Mazandaran will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Esteghlal in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Nassaji Mazandaran haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Nassaji Mazandaran and Esteghlal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Mazandaran can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. Esteghlal are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
4-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Nassaji Mazandaran so far this season.
Nassaji Mazandaran are returning here after visiting Zob Ahan in a Persian Gulf Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. K. Eslami and H. Zamehran scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Padideh Khorasan.Nassaji Mazandaran aren't scoring a lot here at Vatani Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 14 games. Mazandaran are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vatani Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Esteghlal form and stats
The visitors are W6-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Esteghlal goalkeeper Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Esteghlal are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Persian Gulf Pro League against Naft Masjed Soleyman (placed 13th).
Before that, Esteghlal travelled to Persepolis and returned home with a draw after the Hazfi Cup game finished 0-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Esteghlal have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Esteghlal - Mazandaran 1-0. Last six meetings between the teams: Mazandaran won zero, Esteghlal won four and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Motahari 7 goals | M. Ghaedi 6 goals |  H. Shiri 5 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 61% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 29% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 57% |
| 36% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 29% |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 32% |
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Nassaji Mazandaran 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 | Persepolis | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 61 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 59 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Foolad | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Paykan | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -27 | 14 |