A key match in Persian Gulf Pro League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Sepahan in 1st position and Persepolis placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (36) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Sepahan and Persepolis 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
21 points is a decent return from 10 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium for Sepahan. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Sepahan are confident in defense, having played 405 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Sepahan in their previous game, a Hazfi Cup match away at Khooshe Talaee Saveh (after extra-time) that ended with a 2-0 victory. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Nassaji Mazandaran.
The Sepahan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Sepahan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Persepolis form and stats
2 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Persepolis, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League, playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Persepolis as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Visiting Persepolis has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The supporters enjoyed Persepolis's previous game versus Al Rayyan, a AFC Champions League 4-2 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Wahda wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Al Rayyan was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Persepolis have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Persepolis as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Persepolis - Sepahan 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Sepahan wins - draws - Persepolis wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 16 goals |  A. Nourollahi 5 goals | S. Hosseini 4 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Sepahan | Persepolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 67% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 55% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 35% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 10% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 52% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 40% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 60% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 11 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11 | 11.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 39% | 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 31% |
- Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Persepolis have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have the most clean sheets (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Persepolis have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sepahan have the most scored goals (36) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sepahan is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |