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. Zob Ahan and Padideh Khorasan are placed 12th and 11th respectively.
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Padideh Khorasan, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Zob Ahan form and stats
Zob Ahan are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Folād Shahr Stadium. Two draws in a row at home now for Zob Ahan.
Zob Ahan lost their last game at Sanat Naft (placed 5th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Paykan that ended 1-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Zob Ahan's 2 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
It's not happening yet for Padideh Khorasan on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Padideh Khorasan has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Khorasan play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Persepolis (placed 2nd). A draw for Khorasan before that, at their own venue hosting Sanat Naft (1-1).
Padideh Khorasan have the goal stats of 0-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ahan won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Padideh Khorasan has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  D. Bjedov 2 goals |  A. Ghaseminejad 2 goals | H. Jafari 1 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Padideh Khorasan missing players
| Zob Ahan | Padideh Khorasan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 67% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| Zob Ahan | Last season | Padideh Khorasan | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 27 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 83% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 27% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 37% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sanat Naft | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Sepahan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Foolad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Saipa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Paykan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Tractor Sazi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Aluminium Arak | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Machine Sazi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Mes Rafsanjan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 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 |