The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nassaji Mazandaran are in the 10th position while the guesting Saipa worry at 12th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
Nassaji Mazandaran have collected 13 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 3-4-2.
Happy days for Nassaji Mazandaran in their previous game, a Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Paykan (placed 14th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Persepolis (0-1).
The Nassaji Mazandaran fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Nassaji Mazandaran's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saipa form and stats
Saipa have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gol Gohar (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Persian Gulf Pro League match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Saipa secured a home win against Zob Ahan with the score 3-1.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Saipa have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Saipa - Nassaji Mazandaran 4-3. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Nassaji Mazandaran victories, 2 draws and 1 Saipa win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Shojaei 3 goals |  M. Abbaszadeh 3 goals |   A. Ramezani 3 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Saipa missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 76% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 71% |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 35% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 41% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 65% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 128 | 72 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 49 | 111 |
| 55 | 33 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 23 | 44 |
| 29% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 30% |
- Nassaji Mazandaran have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Saipa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saipa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Foolad | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Saipa | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Paykan | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -25 | 7 |