The hosts, Esteghlal, should be favourites in this match, but Paykan have proven both talent and determination. Read more about the match!
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Esteghlal and Paykan.
Esteghlal form and stats
Home games in the Persian Gulf Pro League have been a walk in the park for Esteghlal so far, with 29 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The spoils were shared in Esteghlal's previous game, also at home. Visiting Paykan (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Persepolis the opponent.The Esteghlal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Esteghlal have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Paykan form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Paykan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. It's three draws from Paykan's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The attacking players of Paykan have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 278 minutes. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Paykan goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 231 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Esteghlal (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Sanat Naft.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Paykan have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Paykan as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported meeting between these participants is the Paykan - Esteghlal 0-3 played earlier this season. Esteghlal-Paykan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Esteghlal five wins, Paykan zero wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Hosseinzadeh 5 goals |
Esteghlal missing players
Paykan missing players
| Esteghlal | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 17% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 29% | 17% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 17% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 71% | 83% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 7.9 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 48% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 46% |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 3.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (16) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+25) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have not yet lost a game away.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (11) 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 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Foolad | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Paykan | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Aluminium Arak | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Havadar | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 17 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 16 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 14 |
