Only a win will satisfy the Padideh Khorasan supporters in this Samen Al-Aeme Stadium clash with Zob Ahan, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.
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 performed here at Samen Al-Aeme Stadium this season with 7 wins from 10 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. It’s been three wins in a row for Khorasan here at Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
In their previous game, the manager M. Sarasiabi led his Padideh Khorasan to a defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Persepolis. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Samen Al-Aeme Stadium. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Naft Masjed Soleyman.
Khorasan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Padideh Khorasan have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zob Ahan so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Ahan's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sepahan that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, the Ahan manager M. Radulović faced defeat when travelling to Esteghlal and losing 1-2.
The attacking power of Ahan when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Zob Ahan in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Zob Ahan - Khorasan 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Khorasan victories, two draws and five Zob Ahan wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Moradmand 3 goals | A. Ghaseminejad 3 goals |
Padideh Khorasan missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Padideh Khorasan | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 81% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 43% |
| 48% | 40% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 43% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 154 | 98 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 68 | 187 |
| 62 | 38 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 25 | 64 |
| 26% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 28% |
- Padideh Khorasan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Padideh Khorasan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zob Ahan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zob Ahan have yet to win a 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 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Saipa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 16 |
| 16 | Paykan | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 15 |