Struggling Nassaji Mazandaran will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Padideh Khorasan in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
The story so far for Nassaji Mazandaran at their home stadium is 3 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeat. The Nassaji Mazandaran fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Nassaji Mazandaran has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Nassaji Mazandaran.Nassaji Mazandaran manager M. Jalali and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Machine Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Sepahan.
Nassaji Mazandaran have scored 11 goals here in 12 matches, not a lot. Nassaji Mazandaran have only conceded 7 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
As the visiting team Padideh Khorasan have produced an overall stat of 4-5-3 so far.The supporters enjoyed Padideh Khorasan's previous game versus Naft Masjed Soleyman, a Persian Gulf Pro League 3-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Foolad's stadium before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Padideh Khorasan as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Padideh Khorasan - Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Nassaji Mazandaran wins - draws - Padideh Khorasan wins).Top Goalscorers
  A. Ghaseminejad 10 goals |  Y. Shakeri 8 goals |   G. Gvelesiani 5 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Padideh Khorasan missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Padideh Khorasan | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 12 | 25 |
| 21 | 11 | Scored | 9 | 27 |
| 25 | 7 | Conceded | 8 | 13 |
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 84% |
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 48% |
| 28% | 8% | Over 2.5 | 17% | 24% |
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 42% | Both teams to score | 33% | 24% |
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 42% | 56% |
| 36% | 33% | Failed To Score | 50% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 54 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 47 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Foolad | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Saipa | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 25 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 25 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Paykan | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 25 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Sepidrood Rasht | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -25 | 18 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 16 |
