Early odds line movement imply Persepolis edge when hosting Naft Masjed Soleyman

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Competition: Mon 27.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Azadi Stadium (76807 seats)

Persepolis are considered as expected winners of this home fixture against Naft Masjed Soleyman, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or could we be in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (40) in Persian Gulf Pro League

This promises to be an exciting game with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Persepolis form and stats

When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Persepolis have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.

Persepolis are returning here after guesting Sepahan in a Hazfi Cup match and winning with a 4-2 scoreline.

Preceding that match was the home Persian Gulf Pro League game against Havadar that was lost 0-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Persepolis home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 10 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.

It should be considered that a peek at the 14 latest league fixtures shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Defensively Persepolis have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Naft Masjed Soleyman so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).

Naft Masjed Soleyman delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Sanat Naft (placed 15th) in their previous game.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Esteghlal wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Soleyman played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 5 times.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded 24 goals in these games. Naft Masjed Soleyman has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Persepolis have won all of the 4 most recent fixtures versus this opponent. Something to take note of?

Persepolis and Naft Masjed Soleyman have played each other previously this season: Naft Masjed Soleyman - Persepolis 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

PersepolisM. Omari
M. Omari
3 goals
PersepolisG. Gvelesiani
G. Gvelesiani
3 goals
PersepolisC. Diabaté
C. Diabaté
3 goals

Persepolis missing players

Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players

Persepolis Naft Masjed Soleyman
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 10 20
11 5 3 Won W 0 1 2
6 3 1 Drew D 0 2 6
3 2 0 Lost L 3 7 12
23 10 4 Scored S 3 7 13
9 3 0 Conceded C 10 24 40
75% 70% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 75%
35% 20% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 65%
25% 10% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
15% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 40%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 25%
25% 10% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 45%
60% 70% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 25%
40% 50% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 55%
 
3.4 4.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.2 2.4
2.1 2.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 2.4 1.8
1.2 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
5 6.1 6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6.8 4.4
2.8 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.2 2.2
47% 40% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 28%
 
3.6 5.1 5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 6.2 4.5
1.5 1.8 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.5 2.3
Key stats in Persian Gulf Pro League this season:
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (24) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals (40) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Persepolis 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 20 12 6 2 31 12 10 7 2 1 20 7 10 5 4 1 11 5 19 42
2 Persepolis 20 11 6 3 23 9 10 5 3 2 10 3 10 6 3 1 13 6 14 39
3 Esteghlal 20 11 6 3 28 15 10 4 5 1 14 7 10 7 1 2 14 8 13 39
4 Gol Gohar 20 9 7 4 28 22 10 4 3 3 12 12 10 5 4 1 16 10 6 34
5 Tractor Sazi 20 9 6 5 24 19 10 4 6 0 11 6 10 5 0 5 13 13 5 33
6 Aluminium Arak 20 7 8 5 14 9 10 5 1 4 11 7 10 2 7 1 3 2 5 29
7 Mes Rafsanjan 20 5 13 2 15 9 10 4 6 0 8 2 10 1 7 2 7 7 6 28
8 Havadar 20 6 7 7 14 16 10 2 3 5 7 11 10 4 4 2 7 5 -2 25
9 Foolad 20 5 9 6 16 17 10 2 6 2 7 7 10 3 3 4 9 10 -1 24
10 Nassaji Mazandaran 20 5 7 8 21 26 10 4 4 2 14 8 10 1 3 6 7 18 -5 22
11 Malavan 20 5 7 8 15 21 10 5 2 3 11 9 10 0 5 5 4 12 -6 22
12 Paykan 20 4 9 7 9 16 10 3 4 3 4 5 10 1 5 4 5 11 -7 21
13 Zob Ahan 20 3 11 6 16 17 10 3 5 2 12 9 10 0 6 4 4 8 -1 20
14 Mes Kerman 20 4 6 10 16 22 10 4 3 3 13 9 10 0 3 7 3 13 -6 18
15 Sanat Naft 20 2 6 12 11 24 10 0 3 7 4 12 10 2 3 5 7 12 -13 12
16 Naft Masjed Soleyman 20 2 6 12 13 40 10 1 4 5 6 16 10 1 2 7 7 24 -27 12