These teams have both had a low return so far, but a win and three points in this key fixture would certainly provide a boost. Get ready for Sanat Naft - Paykan!
- Sanat Naft is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sanat Naft form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Sanat Naft at their home stadium (Takhti Stadium) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Sanat Naft has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Karimi and the players.
Rikani was the last player to score a league goal for Sanat Naft and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sanat Naft haven't scored in 192 minutes.
Sanat lost their last game at Mes Kerman (placed 13th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sepahan (0-2).Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 8 have had zero, one or two goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sanat Naft here at Takhti Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 4 games). Sanat Naft have conceded 6 from these games.
Paykan form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Paykan have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far. The last three matches for Paykan have all ended in a draw.
Paykan played 1-1 against Havadar in their previous match.
Before that, Paykan travelled to Foolad and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Lacking goals? 8 of this team's last 10 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Paykan when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Paykan have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road. When Paykan is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Zob Ahan, Paykan, Mes Kerman, Naft Masjed Soleyman and Malavan.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Sanat wins - draws - Paykan wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Jahanbakhsh 2 goals |   T. Rikani 1 goals | M. Mamizadeh 1 goals |
Sanat Naft missing players
Paykan missing players
| Sanat Naft | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 6 | 4.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.5 | 6.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
- Paykan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sanat Naft have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sanat Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanat Naft have the fewest points (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have yet to win a game at home.
- Sanat Naft haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sanat Naft is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Tractor Sazi | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Foolad | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Havadar | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Paykan | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Mes Kerman | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Malavan | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Sanat Naft | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
