Esteghlal are probable winners of this home fixture against Naft Masjed Soleyman, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Esteghlal have the most points from losing position (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (37) in Persian Gulf Pro League
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.
Esteghlal form and stats
3-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Esteghlal so far this season.
Happy days for Esteghlal in their previous game, a fixture away at Mes Kerman (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.
Before that, Esteghlal had a home game versus Malavan which ended with a victory 4-0.Esteghlal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Esteghlal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Naft Masjed Soleyman have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-2-6 (9 played).
Naft Masjed Soleyman have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 562 minutes ago. Abbasi (own goal) was the goal scorer. Naft Masjed Soleyman have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper null null. It's been 184 minutes since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Soleyman are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Paykan (placed 12th).
A draw for Naft Masjed Soleyman before that, at their own venue hosting Havadar (0-0).Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league games involving this club have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded 21 goals in these games. Naft Masjed Soleyman has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal have managed a sequence of 12 consecutive matches without defeat (8-4-0) when playing Naft Masjed Soleyman.It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Naft Masjed Soleyman - Esteghlal 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mohebi 5 goals |  A. Yamga 4 goals | A. Motahari 4 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
| Esteghlal | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| 78% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 56% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 39% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 33% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 40% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 29% | 29% |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.9 | 2 |
- Esteghlal have created more than twice as many corners as Naft Masjed Soleyman.
- Esteghlal have the most points from losing position (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (21) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (37) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman 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 | Sepahan | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Foolad | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Havadar | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Malavan | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Paykan | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 11 |
