Here's every piece of info you must know, and a little bit more, going into the Paykan - Foolad match!
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals away as Paykan have scored home.
It's quite the trip for Foolad when visiting Paykan as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an energetic match!
Paykan form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Paykan have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 214 minutes without scoring a league goal. Limouchi was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Paykan, as their goalkeeper Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri has completely shut out the opponents for 242 minutes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The Paykan coach Hoseini and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Aluminium Arak (placed 7th).
Before that, Paykan drew at home versus Zob Ahan.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Paykan have scored {4 goals} here in 11 league matches, a depressing statistic. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Paykan have only let in {5 goals} at home.
Foolad form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Foolad have produced an overall stat of 3-4-4 so far.
Two away games in a row for Foolad, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Gol Gohar in the Hazfi Cup.
The game before that, in the Persian Gulf Pro League, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Esteghlal.Stats flash: 9 of the latest 10 league matches involving this team have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The attacking power of Foolad when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Foolad have won at least one point in the last 9 fixtures (3-6-0) facing Paykan.The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Foolad - Paykan 1-1 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Aliyari 3 goals |  M. Bagheri 2 goals | D. Jahanbakhsh 2 goals |
Paykan missing players
Foolad missing players
| Paykan | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 70% | 64% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 82% | 74% |
| 39% | 18% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 55% | 48% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 27% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 18% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 9% |
| 26% | 9% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 45% | 39% |
| 43% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 36% | 43% |
| 61% | 64% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 43% |
| 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.3 | 5 | 2.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 100% | 70% |
| 5.1 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals away as Paykan have scored home.
- Foolad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paykan have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Foolad | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Havadar | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Malavan | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Paykan | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 13 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -34 | 13 |
