It's advantage Sepahan so far with their 5th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table, welcoming Nassaji Mazandaran who are placed 9th.
- Sepahan have the most clean sheets (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's no vacation for neither Sepahan nor Nassaji Mazandaran as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sepahan form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 15 Persian Gulf Pro League games here for Sepahan. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 315 minutes.
In the match before that, Sepahan hosted Naft Masjed Soleyman and drew the game 0-0.
Sepahan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. Sepahan have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nassaji Mazandaran form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
Prior to that match, the Nassaji Mazandaran manager S. Elhami faced defeat when travelling to Persepolis and losing 0-2.
Nassaji Mazandaran have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 15 goals have been scored. 15 goals have been conceded by Nassaji Mazandaran in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sepahan - Nassaji Mazandaran 0-1 earlier this season. Last six meetings between the teams: Sepahan won two, Nassaji Mazandaran won one and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 16 goals | S. Hosseini 4 goals | D. Esmaeilifar 3 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Nassaji Mazandaran missing players
| Sepahan | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 39 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 79% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 73% |
| 69% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 53% | 53% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 23% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 38% | 21% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 40% |
| 59% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 47% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 13.2 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 34% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 42% | 37% |
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sepahan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most clean sheets (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Paykan | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -31 | 22 |