This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persian Gulf Pro League, Padideh Khorasan holding 11th place and Zob Ahan lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Padideh Khorasan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
Padideh Khorasan and Zob Ahan 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 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
Padideh Khorasan have collected 15 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 4-3-2.
The spoils were shared in Khorasan's previous game, also at home. Visiting Persepolis (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Sanat Naft the opponent.
Khorasan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Khorasan have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zob Ahan form and stats
There's been little loot from Zob Ahan's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Zob Ahan, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Zob Ahan's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Zob Ahan had fun at their own home (Imam Reza Stadium) last time out, beating Sanat Naft 1-0. F. Mohammadi scored. Prior to that match, the Ahan manager M. Hoseini faced defeat when travelling to Paykan and losing 0-1.
Ahan have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ahan rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Zob Ahan - Khorasan 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Khorasan won five games, one match ended with a draw and Zob Ahan has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  A. Ghaseminejad 9 goals |  D. Bjedov 4 goals | A. Aljabouri 3 goals |
Padideh Khorasan missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Padideh Khorasan | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 37% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 37% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 45% | 35% |
- Padideh Khorasan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zob Ahan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 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 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Paykan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |