The Persian Gulf Pro League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Sepahan and Saipa are placed 3rd and 5th respectively.
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 have only played one Persian Gulf Pro League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 15 matches.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sepahan, as their goalkeeper Payam Niazmand has completely shut out the opponents for 212 minutes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Sepahan are returning here after visiting Tractor Sazi in a Persian Gulf Pro League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sepahan won a home game hosting Aluminium Arak (1-0).
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sepahan at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Saipa form and stats
One match played away so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Saipa and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses from 15 games.
The supporters enjoyed Saipa's previous game versus Nassaji Mazandaran (placed 7th), a Persian Gulf Pro League 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Naft Masjed Soleyman.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Saipa has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Sepahan-Saipa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sepahan four wins, Saipa one win, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Shahbazzadeh 1 goals | S. Hosseini 1 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Saipa missing players
| Sepahan | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| Sepahan | Last season | Saipa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 79% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 70% | ||
| 69% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 53% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | ||
| 14% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 23% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 38% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | ||
| 59% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 33% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 53% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Foolad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Saipa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Paykan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Machine Sazi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 15 | Aluminium Arak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Mes Rafsanjan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 |