The Persian Gulf Pro League match summary, better known as a league table, tells a tale about these squads to this date, with Esteghlal leading Naft Masjed Soleyman by 46 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Esteghlal have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Naft Masjed Soleyman are staying put at 14th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal have performed here at Azadi Stadium this season with 10 wins from 14 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hosseini not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Esteghlal enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mes Rafsanjan's place. The match ended 2-0 with Hosseinzadeh (2) scoring.
Before that, Esteghlal drew at home versus Aluminium Arak.Esteghlal have scored 13 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Esteghlal have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Naft Masjed Soleyman have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-5-7 (14 played).
There were no winners in Naft Masjed Soleyman's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Sanat Naft (placed 12th).
Prior to that match, the Soleyman manager Mohajeri faced defeat when travelling to Gol Gohar and losing 0-2.Naft Masjed Soleyman are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 14 away games. 16 goals have been conceded by Naft Masjed Soleyman in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported match featuring both these sides is the Naft Masjed Soleyman - Esteghlal 0-3 played previously this season. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Esteghlal won eight, Naft Masjed Soleyman triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 10 goals |  A. Hosseinzadeh 8 goals | J. Salmani 4 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
| Esteghlal | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 39 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 83% | 71% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 76% |
| 52% | 14% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 59% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 14% | 24% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 7% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 21% | 31% |
| 69% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 34% |
| 17% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 64% | 59% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.7 | 8.2 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 46% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Naft Masjed Soleyman.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (20) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+29) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- 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 points from losing position (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 67 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 55 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Foolad | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 29 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | Paykan | 29 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 11 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Havadar | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 29 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 21 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 29 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 29 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -26 | 16 |
