Zob Ahan have journeyed here for an engaging duel versus the home side Persepolis. Prepare for the game with this in-depth Persian Gulf Pro League preview!
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!
Persepolis form and stats
The hosts won their first Persian Gulf Pro League game here at Azadi Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Persepolis last season were 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 15 games.
Persepolis are confident in defense, having played 567 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Persepolis, who won 1-0 against Tractor Sazi (placed 14th).
Ahead of that match, Persepolis won a home game hosting Aluminium Arak (1-0).At Azadi Stadium, Persepolis has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Zob Ahan form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Persian Gulf Pro League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 0 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.
Zob Ahan might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sepahan proved too strong as Zob Ahan slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Folād Shahr Stadium.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Malavan with the score of 2-1.{2 goals} so far away for Zob Ahan, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Persepolis have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive games without defeat (4-3-0) when playing Zob Ahan.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nemati 1 goals |  S. Sadeghi 1 goals |   M. Masoumi 1 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Persepolis | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Persepolis | Last season | Zob Ahan | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 21 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | ||
| 43% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 43% | ||
| 37% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 7% | 17% | ||
| 23% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 23% | 7% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 37% | ||
| 63% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | ||
| 3.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 58% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 71% | ||
| 3.8 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Havadar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Paykan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Malavan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Tractor Sazi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Foolad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Caspian Qazvin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 66 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 32 | 65 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 62 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Foolad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Havadar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Paykan | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Malavan | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 27 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -18 | 26 |
| 14 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 25 |
| 15 | Mes Kerman | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -37 | 20 |
