This is shaping out to be an engrossing game as Paykan have their supposed home advantage, while Foolad are in front by 8 points in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
It's quite the trip for Foolad when visiting Paykan as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Paykan and Foolad 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.
Paykan form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Paykan have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium. With nine home Persian Gulf Pro League games in a row without a win, the Paykan fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Gol Gohar game long ago, can be stopped today.
Paykan travelled for their previous game, a trip to Padideh Khorasan that ended 1-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sepahan (0-1).Paykan have scored 8 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Foolad form and stats
Playing away, Foolad have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. Foolad have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Home advantage was not enough for Foolad in their previous game as they lost hosting Esteghlal, 1-2.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sanat Naft at their stadium, the result 1-0.The attacking power of Foolad when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Foolad as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Foolad - Paykan 1-1 was the product when this pair of contenders last played each other, earlier this season. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Paykan, five draws and two wins for Foolad. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 9 goals |   E. Salehi 4 goals |  A. Patosi 4 goals |
Paykan missing players
Foolad missing players
| Paykan | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 74% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 85% |
| 59% | 46% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 46% | 56% |
| 30% | 31% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| 7% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 41% |
| 41% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 48% |
| 44% | 54% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 26% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 40% | 54% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 30% | 40% |
| 5.6 | 5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 7 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Foolad | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Paykan | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Havadar | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 20 |
| 15 | Fajr Sepasi | 27 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 17 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 16 |
