We should have a noteworthy contrast in quality between these sides based on the league table so far, with Aluminium Arak leading Padideh Khorasan by 20 points.
- Aluminium Arak have not yet lost a game at home.
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest scored goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
These teams have little in common geographically as Padideh Khorasan have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
Aluminium Arak are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here at Imam Khomeini Stadium. 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games. The Aluminium Arak fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Imam Khomeini Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Aluminium has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Ahead of that match, Aluminium Arak won a home game hosting Sepahan (0-0). Before that, Aluminium Arak drew at home versus Sepahan. Before that game, the home loss against Sepahan with the scoreline 0-0.Aluminium Arak has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Aluminium Arak have only let in 2 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Padideh Khorasan so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Padideh Khorasan has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Preceding that game was the away Persian Gulf Pro League victory against Foolad with the score of 0-2. A 0-2 draw at Foolad's stadium before that. A 0-2 defeat away at Foolad before that.Goals are few and far between in Padideh Khorasan's away league games. Only 1 goal from 7 travels. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Khorasan have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the squads met previously this season; Padideh Khorasan - Aluminium Arak 0-0. Statistics for the last three meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Aluminium Arak, two draws and zero wins for Padideh Khorasan. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Sharifat 3 goals |  M. Majidi 2 goals | A. Naghizadeh 2 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Padideh Khorasan missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Padideh Khorasan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 60% | 62% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 14% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 40% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 3 | 3.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6.6 | 8.9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 35% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
- Aluminium Arak have not yet lost a game at home.
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aluminium Arak have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aluminium Arak have scored more than double the goals of Padideh Khorasan.
- Aluminium Arak have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Padideh Khorasan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Padideh Khorasan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Padideh Khorasan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest points (1) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest scored goals (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the most conceded goals (23) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Padideh Khorasan have yet to win a game.
- Padideh Khorasan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Padideh Khorasan is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Aluminium Arak | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Paykan | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Gol Gohar | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Havadar | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | -19 | 4 |
