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

Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran: match statistics

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Foolad vs Nassaji Mazandaran: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Foolad play Nassaji Mazandaran in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Ghadir Stadium.

Current form

Foolad: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Nassaji Mazandaran: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Foolad scores 1.13 and concedes 0.63 goals per match. Nassaji Mazandaran scores 0.63 and concedes 0.88. League average: 1.96 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Foolad 38%, Nassaji Mazandaran 38%. Over 2.5: Foolad 38%, Nassaji Mazandaran 0%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Foolad: -1.0 shots per match, Nassaji Mazandaran: -1.0.

Match halves

Foolad: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.63. Nassaji Mazandaran: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Foolad: 31-45+ (3 goals). Nassaji Mazandaran: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.96 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

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

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FooladNassaji Mazandaran
1.13Goals scored / match0.63
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
0.63Goals conceded / match0.88
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1%Average possession-1%
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
-1Shots on target / match-1
FooladNassaji Mazandaran

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

-1Shots per match-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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Foolad
DLWWW
Season result split
50% W38% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-1
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
DDWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
LDWD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Foolad is 40% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Foolad scoring profile: strong

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

Nassaji Mazandaran scoring profile: mixed

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

9Goals scored (season)5
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
5Goals conceded (season)7
FooladNassaji Mazandaran
1.75Average goals in match1.5
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
Nassaji Mazandaran - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.3 of 8 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Foolad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.61.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.61.0
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.88
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match▼ 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 match
40%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / match
0.83
Away goals / match
+36%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence 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 18 October 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.