Sepahan perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Foolad can look both up and down from their 7th position.
- Sepahan is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Foolad have yet to win a game away.
Sepahan and Foolad 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.
Sepahan form and stats
Seven points from three Persian Gulf Pro League home games is a great start for Sepahan, who are hoping to build on that form here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium.
Sepahan enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mes Rafsanjan's place. The match ended 2-1 with M. Hosseini and S. Shahbazzadeh scoring. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Nassaji Mazandaran.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Sepahan's attacking play is working. Sepahan have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Foolad form and stats
0-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Foolad in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away.
Foolad lost away at Naft Masjed Soleyman (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Saipa.
Late heartbreak for Foolad in the Naft Masjed Soleyman match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
A quick return to home after this game, as Foolad are hosting Nassaji Mazandaran in the Persian Gulf Pro League only one days away.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Foolad have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sepahan won two, Foolad won three and five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 6 goals | S. Hosseini 3 goals |  M. Coulibaly 2 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Foolad missing players
| Sepahan | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 12 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 38% | 55% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 43% | 50% |
- Foolad have yet to win a game away.
- Sepahan has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan has the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sepahan have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sepahan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sepahan is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gol Gohar | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Sanat Naft | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Foolad | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Paykan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Persepolis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Saipa | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Padideh Khorasan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Mes Rafsanjan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |