Naft Masjed Soleyman hope to sell some tickets for this match even though the season has been hard so far with 16 points and a 16th place in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Opponents Zob Ahan own 9th place with 30 pts.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (55) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's no vacation for neither Soleyman nor Zob Ahan 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.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
With 2 Persian Gulf Pro League wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Naft Masjed Soleyman are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Naft Masjed Soleyman supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Zob Ahan and win 1-0. This was their first victory after 20 straight league matches not winning!
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Mes Rafsanjan (0-1).It should be considered that a look at the 14 latest league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Naft Masjed Soleyman aren't scoring a lot here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium in the league, with only {10 goals} from 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Naft Masjed Soleyman defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zob Ahan so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 0-7-6 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
Ahan are travelling again after losing away to Naft Masjed Soleyman in their previous match (0-1).
Before that, Zob Ahan secured a home win against Gol Gohar with the score 1-0.Low-scoring game? 22 of this side's most recent 26 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Zob Ahan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 13 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Zob Ahan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Soleyman - Zob Ahan 1-0. Previous ten meetings between these teams: Naft Masjed Soleyman won two, Zob Ahan were winners in two and we saw six draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Ranjbari 5 goals |  M. Soleimani Asl 4 goals | R. Dehghani 3 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 55 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 81% | 69% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 25% | 69% | 77% |
| 65% | 54% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 58% | 54% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 42% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 23% | 31% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 42% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 23% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 31% | 42% |
| 54% | 46% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 69% | 46% |
| 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 32% | 62% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 73% |
| 4.7 | 1.9 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| 2.7 | 0.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zob Ahan have scored away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (23) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (55) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-38) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Zob Ahan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zob Ahan have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Foolad | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Havadar | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Paykan | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Malavan | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 16 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -38 | 16 |
