A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Padideh Khorasan fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Saipa's 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Saipa have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
Padideh Khorasan have performed here at Samen Al-Aeme Stadium this season with 8 wins from 11 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. After failing to beat Sepahan here at Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Padideh Khorasan has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
A good away victory last time out for Khorasan, who won 1-0 against Gol Gohar (placed 14th). Before that, Khorasan had a home game versus Zob Ahan which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Khorasan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Khorasan have conceded only 7 goals.
Saipa form and stats
Saipa have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-3-6 (11 played).
There were no winners in Saipa's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 0-0 vs Sepahan (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Esteghlal that ended 1-1.
Saipa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Saipa in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Saipa - Khorasan 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Padideh Khorasan victories, three draws and three Saipa wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Soleimani Asl 6 goals |  S. Sadeghi 4 goals | M. Moradmand 3 goals |
Padideh Khorasan missing players
Saipa missing players
| Padideh Khorasan | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 22 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 74% |
| 43% | 45% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 26% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 35% | 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 48% |
| 48% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 9% | 26% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 52% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 2.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 164 | 98 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 67 | 140 |
| 65 | 38 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 29 | 54 |
| 29% | 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 37% |
- Padideh Khorasan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Padideh Khorasan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Saipa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saipa 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Padideh Khorasan | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Foolad | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 12 | Saipa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Paykan | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 17 |