It's advantage Sepahan so far with their 2nd position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table, welcoming Foolad who are placed 7th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sepahan form and stats
Sepahan, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League, have performed here this season with 5 wins from 8 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sepahan after consecutive victories at their own ground.
An away draw last time out for Sepahan, facing Machine Sazi in a game that ended 0-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Sanat Naft.
A decent goal production from Sepahan in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Defensively Sepahan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Foolad form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Foolad has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sanat Naft for a Persian Gulf Pro League game that ended a draw (2-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tractor Sazi wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Foolad as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Foolad - Sepahan 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 5 - 3 (Sepahan wins - draws - Foolad wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 9 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Soares Ferraz 6 goals |  G. Gvelesiani 4 goals |   A. Vali 4 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Foolad missing players
| Sepahan | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 76% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 75% |
| 71% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 33% | 25% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 19% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 8.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 189 | 104 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 58 | 89 |
| 71 | 40 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 22 | 34 |
| 35% | 35% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 23% | 26% |
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sepahan has the most clean sheets (12)
- Sepahan has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- Sepahan has the the best goal difference (+12) at home
- Sepahan has the the best goal difference (+17)
- Sepahan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sepahan have scored more than double the goals of Foolad.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Foolad | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Saipa | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Paykan | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -25 | 7 |