It's been rough for Zob Ahan so far, and I guess you could say the same about Saipa. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saipa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Zob Ahan are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Saipa are struggling to avoid relegation.
Zob Ahan form and stats
Zob Ahan's results here at Folād Shahr Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League have been very modest with 2 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager M. Hoseini led his Ahan to a defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Tractor Sazi. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Folād Shahr Stadium.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Aluminium Arak that ended 1-1.Ahan aren't scoring a lot here at Folād Shahr Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. Ahan have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Saipa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saipa so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-6 (win-draw-lose).
Saipa failed to get anything from their last game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match vs Padideh Khorasan (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2.
Prior to that match, the Saipa manager F. Kamalvand faced defeat when travelling to Sanat Naft and losing 0-1.The attacking power of Saipa when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Saipa have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Saipa - Ahan 2-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Zob Ahan, five draws and five wins for Saipa. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bjedov 5 goals | M. Jahani 4 goals | V. Mohammadzadeh 3 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Saipa missing players
| Zob Ahan | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 31 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 68% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 17% | 28% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 28% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 7.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 34% | 31% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 30% |
- Saipa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Zob Ahan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 36 |
| 6 | Foolad | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Paykan | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Saipa | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 11 |