Persepolis are stalking the top table places while Paykan are more nervous about staying out of trouble and relegation. Who will get the points?
- Persepolis is in the best form (4-2-0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Persepolis and Paykan 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.
Persepolis form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Persepolis have to build on here at Azadi Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Azadi Stadium.
Persepolis travelled for their previous game, a trip to Esteghlal that ended 2-2.
Before that, Persepolis had a home game versus Mes Kerman which ended with a victory 1-0.It should be considered that a glance at the 12 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Persepolis aren't scoring a lot here at Azadi Stadium in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. As for guarding their own goal, Persepolis have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Paykan form and stats
Paykan have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-3-2 (6 played). Visiting Paykan has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Home advantage was not enough for Paykan in their previous game as they lost hosting Tractor Sazi, 0-1. That loss was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sanat Naft that ended 1-1.Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league rounds have had two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Paykan have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 9 latest fixtures featuring these two teams have all ended as Persepolis victories. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  J. Locadia 6 goals |  G. Gvelesiani 2 goals |  S. Sadeghi 2 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Paykan missing players
| Persepolis | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 3.2 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 50% | 36% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 2.9 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2 | 1.9 |
- Paykan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paykan have the fewest scored goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Persepolis have scored more than double the goals of Paykan.
- Persepolis have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Persepolis is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | Persepolis | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Gol Gohar | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Foolad | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Havadar | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Paykan | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Malavan | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 9 |
