Nassaji Mazandaran and Zob Ahan have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Zob Ahan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Nassaji Mazandaran so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Mazandaran.
Mazandaran drew their last game, 0-0 away at Havadar (placed 11th).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Naft Masjed Soleyman that ended 1-1.Nassaji Mazandaran has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Zob Ahan form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Zob Ahan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
182 minutes! That's how long the Zob Ahan goalkeeper Habib Far Abbasi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ahan go into this game after a win, the home game against Fajr Sepasi that ended 2-0.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Tractor Sazi at their stadium, the result 1-0.The attacking power of Ahan when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Ahan as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Mazandaran victory, two draws and three Zob Ahan wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Eslami 4 goals | H. Najafi 3 goals | H. Shiri 2 goals |
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 8% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 54% |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 5.3 | 3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.7 | 7.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 48% | 54% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 35% |
| 7.5 | 5.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
- Nassaji Mazandaran have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Nassaji Mazandaran have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nassaji Mazandaran haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zob Ahan have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Esteghlal | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Paykan | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Foolad | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Gol Gohar | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Havadar | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -17 | 3 |
