This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persian Gulf Pro League, Saipa holding 13th place and Zob Ahan lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Saipa has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan have yet to win a game.
Saipa 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.
Saipa form and stats
Overall Persian Gulf Pro League stats at home this season for Saipa, who have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League, are 1-4-0 (wins-draw-losses). Three draws in a row here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium for Saipa, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Saipa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Padideh Khorasan. Before that, Saipa drew at home versus Sanat Naft.
Saipa have scored 2 goals here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. Saipa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ahan, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Foolad game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Ahan has drawn their two previous away games.
Zob Ahan are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Aluminium Arak (placed 12th). A 1-2 loss hosting Tractor Sazi before that.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ahan have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. As opposed to that, Ahan have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Saipa victories, five draws and one Zob Ahan win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bjedov 3 goals |  R. Jafari 2 goals | M. Jahani 2 goals |
Saipa missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Saipa | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 70% | 40% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 40% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 8.4 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 18% | 11% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 57% | 38% |
- Saipa has the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Saipa has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Saipa has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Saipa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Zob Ahan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zob Ahan have yet to win a game.
- 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 | Sanat Naft | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Paykan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Foolad | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Persepolis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Aluminium Arak | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Saipa | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -11 | 3 |