It's advantage Foolad so far this season, with the 5th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table and welcoming Gol Gohar (who are sitting at 6th).
- Gol Gohar have the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's quite the trip for Gol Gohar when visiting Foolad as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!
Foolad form and stats
Foolad have played 12 Persian Gulf Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Foolad goalkeeper Shahabeddin Gordan is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the AFC Champions League last time out and are hoping for a win here. Abshak (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Abshak dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Foolad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won five, drawn zero and lost zero.
Foolad has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Foolad have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gol Gohar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. The last three matches for Gol Gohar have all ended in a draw.
Gohar played 3-3 against Padideh Khorasan in their previous match. The match against Padideh Khorasan looked like a defeat for Gol Gohar, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Tabrizi equalized in the 90th minute. As mentioned above, Gol Gohar drew the match against Padideh Khorasan. Manager Ghalenoei brought on Tabrizi to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sepahan.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gohar playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Gol Gohar wins, one draw and four defeats.
The attacking power of Gol Gohar when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Gohar as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Foolad and Gol Gohar have played each other already this season: Gol Gohar - Foolad 0-1. Last five meetings featuring these participants: Foolad won three, Gol Gohar were winners in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 9 goals |   S. Sadeghi 7 goals | M. Tabrizi 5 goals |
Foolad missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Foolad | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 83% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 58% | 75% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 50% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 58% | 42% |
| 29% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.2 | 6.3 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 44% |
| 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
- Gol Gohar have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Gol Gohar have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Gol Gohar have the most points from losing position (9) 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 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 56 |
| 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 | Mes Rafsanjan | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Foolad | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 38 |
| 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 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| 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 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 18 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 16 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 14 |
