This has all the signs of yet another interesting clash at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Naft Masjed Soleyman is in 7th position and receive Esteghlal in 2nd spot. Read all about the game here!
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (4) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Naft Masjed Soleyman's two home games in the Persian Gulf Pro League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium.
The Naft Masjed Soleyman supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Paykan (placed 3rd). The first defeat after collecting points through three league rounds. Heartbreak for Soleyman in their last match as Paykan's Bagheri scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Havadar the opponent.Early season league goal statistics from Naft Masjed Soleyman's 2 home games: 4 goals, 4 conceded.
Esteghlal form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Persian Gulf Pro League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats from 15 matches.
The fans enjoyed Esteghlal's previous match versus Mes Kerman (placed 10th), a 1-0 win played at home.
Prior to that result Esteghlal won their away game at Malavan. The scoreline was 3-1.Esteghlal have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Esteghlal have pulled off a sequence of 11 consecutive games without losing (8-3-0) when facing Soleyman.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ranjbari 2 goals | A. Karimi 1 goals | R. Dehghani 1 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (4) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Last season | Esteghlal | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 26 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | ||
| 73% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 27% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 30% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 30% | ||
| 37% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 70% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 20% | ||
| 2.3 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 25% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 46% | ||
| 5.2 | 3.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 0.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sepahan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paykan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Foolad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Persepolis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Havadar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Mes Kerman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Aluminium Arak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Tractor Sazi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Malavan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 68 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 61 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Foolad | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Paykan | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 11 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Havadar | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 22 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 29 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -26 | 16 |
