The Persian Gulf Pro League standings tell the truth about these teams up until now, with Sepahan in front of Zob Ahan by 15 points. Get your full match preview:
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sepahan form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium as Sepahan have scored 13 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sepahan after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The home team returns to Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium after drawing with Havadar (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Naft Masjed Soleyman in a game that was won 4-1.Sepahan has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Sepahan have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Zob Ahan form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Zob Ahan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Ahan as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Gol Gohar match.
Jahani was the last player to score for the away team. Zob Ahan haven't scored a league goal in the last 475 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Zob Ahan in their previous game as they lost hosting Paykan, 0-2.
Prior to that match, the Zob Ahan manager Tartar faced defeat when travelling to Esteghlal and losing 0-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ahan as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sepahan and Zob Ahan have duelled earlier this season: Zob Ahan - Sepahan 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sepahan six wins, two draws and Zob Ahan two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 5 goals | S. Shahbazzadeh 3 goals | D. Esmaeilifar 3 goals |
Sepahan missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Sepahan | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 83% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 56% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 61% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 67% |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 8.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 59% | 50% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 33% |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
- Sepahan have created more than twice as many corners as Zob Ahan.
- Sepahan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sepahan have scored more than double the goals of Zob Ahan.
- Sepahan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Zob Ahan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 | Esteghlal | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Paykan | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Havadar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -20 | 8 |
