15th- against 9th place might not sound all that inviting. But look: Tipsway has the intelligence that makes Naft Masjed Soleyman - Aluminium Arak (even) more entertaining!
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Aluminium Arak have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Naft Masjed Soleyman and Aluminium Arak should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Naft Masjed Soleyman have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Naft Masjed Soleyman have lost seven games in a row.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mashayekh was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Fekri led his Soleyman to a defeat away at Foolad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium.
Before that game, the home loss against Padideh Khorasan with the scoreline 0-1.Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored 4 goals here in 9 league matches, a depressing statistic. Naft Masjed Soleyman's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Aluminium Arak so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Aluminium, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Fajr Sepasi game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Aluminium Arak have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 277 minutes ago. Singh was the goal scorer.
Aluminium Arak might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mes Rafsanjan proved too strong as Aluminium slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Imam Khomeini Stadium.
Prior to that match, the Aluminium Arak manager Khatibi faced defeat when travelling to Persepolis and losing 0-2.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Aluminium as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Aluminium Arak as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Aluminium Arak - Naft Masjed Soleyman 2-1 was the end result in these sides' last head to head fixture, played this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Naft Masjed Soleyman, four draws and two wins for Aluminium Arak. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Mirjavan 3 goals |   E. Sharifat 3 goals | M. Majidi 2 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Aluminium Arak missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Aluminium Arak | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 84% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 26% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 53% |
| 63% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.7 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 4 | 6.1 |
| 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 45% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
- Aluminium Arak have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Paykan | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Foolad | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Havadar | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 8 |
