Crucial duel in the "wrong" end of the Persian Gulf Pro League, with both Malavan and Paykan feeling more tension than delight. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 13th and the guests in 12th position.
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Malavan form and stats
All-inclusive Persian Gulf Pro League stats at home this season for Malavan are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Malavan hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Havadar, Mes Kerman, Naft Masjed Soleyman, Malavan and Sanat Naft), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Iman Sadeghi not having conceded a league goal in 405 minutes.
The Malavan regulars got no joy from their last match, a Hazfi Cup duel also played here at Takhti Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Naft Masjed Soleyman.
Previous to that game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match hosting Naft Masjed Soleyman in a game that was won 1-0.Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Malavan has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches.
Paykan form and stats
There's been little loot from Paykan's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Paykan only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws.
The fans enjoyed Paykan's previous fixture versus Esteghlal Khuzestan, a Hazfi Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Prior to that match, the Paykan manager Hoseini faced defeat when travelling to Mes Rafsanjan and losing 0-2.Stats flash: 9 of the latest 12 league games featuring this side have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Paykan's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 8 matches. Paykan have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. When Paykan is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Havadar, Paykan, Mes Kerman, Naft Masjed Soleyman and Sanat Naft.
Head 2 Head
Paykan have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Malavan.It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Paykan - Malavan 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bazgir 4 goals | M. Momeni 2 goals |  M. Bagheri 2 goals |
Malavan missing players
Paykan missing players
| Malavan | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 40% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 40% |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 25% | 13% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 53% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 62% | 60% |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 18% | 12% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 8.5 | 6.1 |
| 1.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Malavan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Malavan have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Paykan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Paykan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Paykan have created more than twice as many corners as Malavan.
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Havadar | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Paykan | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Malavan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
