This league campaign has been hard for Paykan up to now, while Mes Rafsanjan have done well. Will the travellers claim victory again at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium?
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most clean sheets (19) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Paykan can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. For Mes Rafsanjan most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Mes Rafsanjan have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Paykan nor Mes Rafsanjan 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.
Paykan form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Paykan have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games. With seven 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.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 405 minutes without scoring a league goal. Salehi was the last player to find the net.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Mes Rafsanjan last time out and are looking for a win here.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Sepahan.It should be added that a glance at the 11 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Paykan have scored {4 goals} here in 14 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. From these home matches, Paykan have conceded only 8 goals.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Mes Rafsanjan have produced an overall stat of 4-7-3 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Paykan (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 1-2 loss hosting Esteghlal before that.Lacking goals? 24 of this club's last 30 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rafsanjan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Mes Rafsanjan have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Paykan.The participants have played each other before in this season, with the result Mes Rafsanjan - Paykan 2-0 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Latifi 4 goals | M. Azarpad 3 goals | M. Rezaei 3 goals |
Paykan missing players
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
| Paykan | Mes Rafsanjan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 27 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 67% | 67% |
| 37% | 20% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 47% | 43% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 7% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 43% | 60% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 67% | 73% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 47% | 43% |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 12% | 6% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 53% | 63% |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
- Mes Rafsanjan have scored more than double the goals of Paykan.
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most clean sheets (19) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (11) 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 (3) 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 | Persepolis | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 63 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 62 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 59 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 29 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Foolad | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 29 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Havadar | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 32 |
| 11 | Malavan | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 27 |
| 12 | Paykan | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -41 | 17 |
