Struggling Nassaji Mazandaran will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sepahan in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 3rd 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
Nassaji Mazandaran have collected 16 points from their home games so far after 3-7-1. In general it's been a long time since Nassaji Mazandaran tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games.Nassaji Mazandaran manager M. Jalali and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Saipa in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Heartbreak before that as Nassaji Mazandaran lost 0-1 at Esteghlal's place.
Nassaji Mazandaran are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 11 goals in 11 matches. From these home matches, Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded only 7 goals.
Sepahan form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sepahan playing as the away team this season.The supporters enjoyed Sepahan's previous game versus Naft Masjed Soleyman, a Persian Gulf Pro League 1-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Zob Ahan.
The travelling fans enjoy Sepahan's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 away matches. It's not easy to score on Sepahan as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sepahan - Nassaji Mazandaran 3-2, played this season. Nassaji Mazandaran-Sepahan H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Nassaji Mazandaran 0 wins, Sepahan 1 win, 1 draw.Top Goalscorers
  Kiros 12 goals |   G. Gvelesiani 5 goals |  S. Shahbazzadeh 5 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Sepahan missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Sepahan | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 11 | 23 |
| 21 | 11 | Scored | 17 | 36 |
| 25 | 7 | Conceded | 9 | 16 |
| 83% | 82% | Over 0.5 | 91% | 87% |
| 65% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 65% |
| 30% | 9% | Over 2.5 | 27% | 35% |
| 17% | 9% | Over 3.5 | 18% | 22% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 9% |
| 52% | 45% | Both teams to score | 55% | 48% |
| 35% | 45% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 48% |
| 30% | 27% | Failed To Score | 18% | 17% |
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 48 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 43 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Foolad | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 7 | Saipa | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 23 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Paykan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Sepidrood Rasht | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -27 | 14 |
