A home win is expected from this game if the league standings is to be believed. The Persepolis club members are hopeful that the mismatch between 2nd and Fajr Sepasi's 14th place in the table will be visible on the pitch.
- Persepolis have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have scored more than double the goals of Fajr Sepasi.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Persepolis and Fajr Sepasi 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.
Persepolis form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Azadi Stadium for Persepolis. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Persepolis has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Aluminium Arak defeat 73 days ago.
Persepolis drew their last game, 1-1 away at Padideh Khorasan (placed 16th).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Tractor Sazi.The manager Golmohammadi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zob Ahan in only three days.
Persepolis have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Azadi Stadium with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Persepolis have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fajr Sepasi form and stats
Fajr Sepasi have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-1-4 (7 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Fajr Sepasi's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Fajr Sepasi's last game was the home draw against Tractor Sazi (1-1).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Zob Ahan's place.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sepasi's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Fajr Sepasi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Persepolis won five, Fajr Sepasi were winners in four and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Abdi Qara 4 goals | I. Alekasir 4 goals | M. Torabi 2 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Fajr Sepasi missing players
| Persepolis | Fajr Sepasi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 48% | 46% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 38% |
| 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
- Persepolis have not yet lost a game at home.
- Persepolis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Persepolis have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Persepolis have scored more than double the goals of Fajr Sepasi.
- Persepolis have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Paykan | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Foolad | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Sanat Naft | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Havadar | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -17 | 4 |
