Match details. Pro League, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Thu 8 Oct, 13:30 Lagos time. It is played at Vatani Stadium.
What's at stake. Nassaji Mazandaran FC are 9th on 8 points after 7 games, level on points with Paykan, level on points with Chadormalu SC. A win would take them above Paykan. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC are 14th on 6 points after 6 games, level on points with Kheybar Khorramabad, level on points with Esteghlal Khuzestan. A win would take them above Kheybar Khorramabad.
Form. Nassaji Mazandaran FC have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W L D. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC have won two, drawn four and lost four of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D D L.
The numbers. Nassaji Mazandaran FC score 0.4 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. Nassaji Mazandaran FC average 0.0 cards a game. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC score 0.3 and concede 1.2 a game in their last six away, with two clean sheets and four games without a goal. Zob Ahan Isfahan FC average 1.2 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Nassaji Mazandaran FC have won three, drawn three and lost four. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, Nassaji Mazandaran FC won one, one was drawn and Zob Ahan Isfahan FC won two. The last time they met, on 15 May 2025, it finished Nassaji Mazandaran FC 0-3 Zob Ahan Isfahan FC.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 20%. Six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Nassaji Mazandaran FC or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Zob Ahan Isfahan FC or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Nassaji Mazandaran FC 1-1 Zob Ahan Isfahan FC (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).