With their 0 point advantage in the league table, Zob Ahan fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Gol Gohar.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Zob Ahan at their home stadium (Folād Shahr Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 244 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Ahan, facing Nassaji Mazandaran in a game that ended 0-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Persepolis with a 1-0 scoreline.
Ahan has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Gol Gohar form and stats
There's been little loot from Gol Gohar's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Gol Gohar only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Gohar love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Gol Gohar's last game was the home draw against Persepolis (3-3). Preceding that game was the away victory against Naft Masjed Soleyman with the score of 3-2.
It looked so good for Gohar vs Persepolis, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Gol Gohar, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gohar as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Gohar have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Gol Gohar - Zob Ahan 0-0, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ebrahimi 6 goals |  I. Marković 5 goals | Y. Shakeri 5 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Zob Ahan | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 36 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| 83% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 83% |
| 66% | 64% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 59% |
| 45% | 36% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 24% |
| 17% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 10% | 14% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 52% | 43% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 38% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 24% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 246 | 153 | 54 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 107 | 186 |
| 80 | 44 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 34 | 65 |
| 36% | 34% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 29% |
- Gol Gohar has the fewest clean sheets (1) away
- Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Foolad | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 29 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Gol Gohar | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Saipa | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Paykan | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Machine Sazi | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 22 |