Foolad vs Sepahan: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Foolad played Sepahan in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match was played on 15 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Foolad: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Sepahan: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Foolad scores 0.38 and concedes 0.54 goals per match. Sepahan scores 1.25 and concedes 0.50. League average: 1.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Foolad 23%, Sepahan 33%. Over 2.5: Foolad 0%, Sepahan 25%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 25%.

xG, shots and style

Sepahan has higher xG: 1.26 vs 0.98. Foolad: 6.5 shots per match, Sepahan: 6.4.

Match halves

Foolad: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.38. Sepahan: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Foolad: 46-60 (2 goals). Sepahan: 61-75 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.79 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 25%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
FooladSepahan
8Shots7
FooladSepahan
0Shots on target1
FooladSepahan
0.77xG0.72
FooladSepahan
5Corners1
FooladSepahan
37Dangerous attacks29
FooladSepahan
-1Fouls-1
FooladSepahan
4Cards3
FooladSepahan

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

0.38Goals scored / match1.25
FooladSepahan
0.54Goals conceded / match0.5
FooladSepahan
29%Average possession39%
FooladSepahan
1.31Shots on target / match2.17
FooladSepahan

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.46Shots per match6.42
FooladSepahan
1.31Shots on target2.17
FooladSepahan
6%Shot conversion19.5%
FooladSepahan
29%Possession39%
FooladSepahan
0.98xG for1.26
FooladSepahan
0.87xG against0.72
FooladSepahan

Shooting quality

Foolad: BalancedSepahan: Counter-attacking
FooladSepahan
Accuracy (shots on target)20%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.20
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.58

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sepahan is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Foolad · 3 pts / match - Sepahan

Foolad
DWLDD
Season result split
15% W54% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-7-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
Sepahan
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
58% W25% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-0
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 0.73BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Sepahan is 229% better for: goals scored per match.

0.38 goals / match - Foolad · 1.25 goals / match - Sepahan

Sepahan is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.54 goals / match - Foolad · 0.5 goals / match - Sepahan

Foolad scoring profile: more difficult

Foolad scores in 38% of matches (5 of 13 matches), while Sepahan keeps a clean sheet in 58% (7 of 12 matches).

Sepahan scoring profile: strong

Sepahan scores in 83% of matches (10 of 12 matches), while Foolad keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 matches).

5Goals scored (season)15
FooladSepahan
7Goals conceded (season)6
FooladSepahan
0.92Average goals in match1.75
FooladSepahan
2Goals scored (last 5)9
FooladSepahan
2Goals conceded (last 5)1
FooladSepahan

How often they score at least...

38%1 goal83%
FooladSepahan
0%2 goals33%
FooladSepahan
0%3 goals8%
FooladSepahan
0%4 goals0%
FooladSepahan

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal42%
FooladSepahan
0%2 goals8%
FooladSepahan
0%3 goals0%
FooladSepahan
0%4 goals0%
FooladSepahan

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
FooladSepahan
0%BTTS in both halves0%
FooladSepahan
0%Scored in both halves8%
FooladSepahan

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
FooladSepahan
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
FooladSepahan
20%BTTS - last 520%
FooladSepahan

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

31%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
FooladSepahan
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time8%
FooladSepahan
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FooladSepahan

2nd half

62%Min. 1 goal after half-time58%
FooladSepahan
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
FooladSepahan
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
FooladSepahan

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Sepahan is 129% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.69 pts / match - Foolad · 1.58 pts / match - Sepahan

Foolad - half-time state
0% leading69% draw31% trailing
Sepahan - half-time state
42% leading33% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.69Points per match (1st half)1.58
FooladSepahan
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
FooladSepahan
0.31Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
FooladSepahan
0.31Average goals (1st half)0.75
FooladSepahan
69%Clean sheet before half-time75%
FooladSepahan
100%No goal before half-time58%
FooladSepahan

After half-time (2nd half)

1.54Points per match (2nd half)1.75
FooladSepahan
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
FooladSepahan
0.23Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
FooladSepahan
0.62Average goals (2nd half)1
FooladSepahan
77%Clean sheet after half-time75%
FooladSepahan
62%No goal after half-time50%
FooladSepahan

Foolad - second-half results

38% W38% D23% L
9
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.69
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sepahan - second-half results

42% W50% D8% L
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Foolad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.80
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match0.40.4
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Sepahan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.2
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sepahan
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
3
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
4
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
75%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
28%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 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.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
40%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
64%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Sepahan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

FooladLigaSepahan
Average goals in match 0.921.79 1.75
Both teams scored 23%39% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%25% 25%
Clean sheets 46%40% 58%
Goal before half-time 31%56% 67%
Goal after half-time 62%61% 58%

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

1.79
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
0.94
Home goals / match
0.85
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FooladYellow cardSina Moridi
  2. SepahanGoalMohammad Askari
  3. SepahanYellow cardOmid Noorafkan
  4. SepahanYellow cardAria Yousefi
  5. FooladYellow cardMohammad Ali Kazemi Ahari
  6. FooladSubstitutionOn: Hossein SangargirOff: Mohammad Ali Kazemi Ahari
  7. FooladYellow cardEhsan Mahroughi
  8. FooladSubstitutionOn: Abolfazl Zadeh AttarOff: Ehsan Mahroughi
  9. SepahanSubstitutionOn: Milad ZakipourOff: Mohammadmehdi Lotfi
  10. FooladYellow cardAbolfazl Zadeh Attar

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Vahid KazemiMatches officiated: 9
3.89Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins56%Draws11%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Foolad vs Sepahan?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Foolad 0:1 Sepahan. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Foolad vs Sepahan?

Foolad score 0.38 goals per game on average and Sepahan 1.25. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 23% of Foolad's matches and 33% of Sepahan's.

What form are Foolad and Sepahan in?

Over the last 5 games Foolad have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Sepahan 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

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