Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueGhadir StadiumData current as of October 16, 2026

Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran: match statistics

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Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Foolad plays Nassaji Mazandaran in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The game is scheduled for October 18, 2026. Venue: Ghadir Stadium.

Recent form

Foolad has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Nassaji Mazandaran has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Foolad scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 0.63. Nassaji Mazandaran scores 0.63 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 1.96 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Foolad's games and 38% of Nassaji Mazandaran's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 0%, compared with league averages of 40% for BTTS and 28% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 0.00 per game. Foolad takes -1.0 shots per game, while Nassaji Mazandaran takes -1.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Foolad leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.63 goals per game after halftime. Nassaji Mazandaran leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Foolad's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Nassaji Mazandaran, it is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Persian Gulf Pro League games average 1.96 goals. Both teams score in 40% of games, and 28% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

FooladNassaji Mazandaran
1.13Goals scored / game0.63
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.63Goals allowed / game0.88
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1%Average possession-1%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1Shots on target / game-1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

-1Shots per game-1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1Shots on target-1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-112.5%Shot conversion-62.5%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1%Possession-1%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0xG for0
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0xG against0
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Shooting quality

Foolad: BalancedNassaji Mazandaran: Balanced
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
Accuracy (shots on target)0%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.000.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.00

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Foolad is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Foolad · 1.6 pts / game - Nassaji Mazandaran

Foolad
DLWWW
Season result split
50% W38% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-1
1.88 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
DDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Nassaji Mazandaran
LWWDD
Season result split
25% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-3
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
LDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Foolad is 79% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Foolad · 0.63 goals / game - Nassaji Mazandaran

Foolad is 40% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.63 goals / game - Foolad · 0.88 goals / game - Nassaji Mazandaran

Foolad scoring profile: strong

Foolad scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 games), while Nassaji Mazandaran keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 games).

Nassaji Mazandaran scoring profile: mixed

Nassaji Mazandaran scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 games), while Foolad keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 games).

9Goals scored (season)5
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
5Goals conceded (season)7
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
1.75Average goals per game1.5
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
5Goals scored (last 5)4
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal63%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
38%2 goals0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%3 goals0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0%4 goals0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal75%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%2 goals13%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0%3 goals0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0%4 goals0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0%BTTS in both halves0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%Scored in both halves0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
40%BTTS - last 540%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Foolad - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Nassaji Mazandaran - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per game (1st half)1.25
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.25
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.75Average goals (1st half)0.5
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
75%Clean sheet before half-time75%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
75%No goal before half-time75%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per game (2nd half)1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
1Average goals (2nd half)1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
63%Clean sheet after half-time38%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
50%No goal after half-time63%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Foolad - second-half results

25% W63% D13% L
10
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Nassaji Mazandaran - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
10
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Foolad - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Nassaji Mazandaran - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.61.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Foolad
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Nassaji Mazandaran
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Foolad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Nassaji Mazandaran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.88
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Persian Gulf Pro League).

Teams vs league

FooladLigaNassaji Mazandaran
Average goals per game▼ 1.751.96▼ 1.50
Both teams scored▼ 38%40%▼ 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 38%28%▼ 0%
Clean sheets▲ 50%38%▼ 25%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%56%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▼ 63%69%▲ 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.96
Average goals per game
40%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / game
0.83
Away goals / game
+36%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Foolad and Nassaji Mazandaran play?

Foolad face Nassaji Mazandaran on October 18, 2026 in Persian Gulf Pro League at Ghadir Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran?

Foolad score 1.13 goals per game on average and Nassaji Mazandaran 0.63. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Foolad's matches and 38% of Nassaji Mazandaran's.

What form are Foolad and Nassaji Mazandaran in?

Over the last 5 games Foolad have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Nassaji Mazandaran 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.