Nassaji Mazandaran hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 14th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Foolad holds 6th place with 30 pts.
- Nassaji Mazandaran haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Nassaji Mazandaran and Foolad 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
Nassaji Mazandaran's struggle is real here at Vatani Stadium with only 10 points collected from 11 Persian Gulf Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5.
Nassaji Mazandaran have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Mazandaran have conceded 12 goals.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-6-3 (10 played).
Foolad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 188 minutes since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Prior to that match, the Foolad manager J. Sesma Noble faced defeat when travelling to Al Wihdat and losing 0-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Foolad as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Foolad - Mazandaran 1-0. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Mazandaran, zero draws and five wins for Foolad. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 4 goals |   H. Shiri 3 goals | M. Coulibaly 3 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Foolad missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 37% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 53% |
| 41% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 9.1 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 31% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 26% | 34% |
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 | Sepahan | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Foolad | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Sanat Naft | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Saipa | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 11 |