4th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table for Sepahan so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Nassaji Mazandaran visits Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium.
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
28 points is a decent return from 13 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium for Sepahan. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
In their previous game, the manager A. Ghalenoei led his Sepahan to a defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Esteghlal. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Sanat Naft.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sepahan as they are travelling to their away game against Esteghlal in the Hazfi Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Sepahan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Sepahan have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Nassaji Mazandaran have produced an overall stat of 3-5-5 so far. Visiting Mazandaran has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Nassaji Mazandaran delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Persepolis (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Persian Gulf Pro League game. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Foolad.
The visiting Mazandaran have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Nassaji Mazandaran in these games.
Head 2 Head
Nassaji Mazandaran - Sepahan 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Sepahan one win, three draws and Nassaji Mazandaran zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Soares Ferraz 7 goals | M. Mohebi 5 goals |  G. Gvelesiani 4 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
| Sepahan | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 36 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 78% |
| 69% | 67% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 37% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 38% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 44% |
| 62% | 75% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 41% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 270 | 153 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 80 | 189 |
| 98 | 55 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 32 | 76 |
| 35% | 36% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 37% |
- Nassaji Mazandaran have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sepahan has the most clean sheets (16)
- Sepahan has the most clean sheets (9) at home
- Sepahan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Foolad | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Saipa | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Paykan | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 21 |