It hasn't been easy for Malavan so far, and the same description fits Sanat Naft. These weathered teams hope for some much needed points here.
- Malavan have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Malavan nor Sanat Naft as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Malavan form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Malavan at their home stadium (Takhti Stadium) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for Malavan's attacking players as they have now played 217 minutes without scoring in a league game. Momeni was their last goal scorer.
A nice win for Malavan last time playing, versus Sanat Naft. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league win after failing to win six fixtures in a row.
Heartbreak before that as Malavan lost 0-1 at Aluminium Arak's place.Early season league goal statistics from Malavan's 2 home games: {2 goals}, 4 conceded.
Sanat Naft form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Sanat Naft have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Karimi, the Sanat manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Sanat Naft, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Malavan.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Mes Rafsanjan.Goals are few and far between in Sanat Naft's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 4 travels. Sanat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Malavan three wins, three draws and Sanat Naft two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bazgir 2 goals | M. Momeni 1 goals | M. Kazemayni 1 goals |
Malavan missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Malavan | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 80% | 62% |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.8 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
- Malavan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Malavan have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Malavan have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Malavan have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Malavan have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Malavan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Foolad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Paykan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Mes Kerman | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Havadar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Malavan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
