5th spot in the Persian Gulf Pro League table for Tractor Sazi right now, a tip-top achievement. The home team followers hope for more excitement as 8th-placed Foolad visit Bonyan Diesel Stadium.
- Tractor Sazi have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Foolad have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Tractor Sazi and Foolad 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.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Tractor Sazi have collected 14 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 3-5-0.
It's back home for Tractor Sazi, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Zob Ahan away with the result 3-1. Asadi found the net in that victory. Asadi was absolutely essential when Tractor Sazi beat Zob Ahan 3-1, scoring three goals.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gol Gohar that ended 2-2.Tractor Sazi has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Tractor have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Foolad form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Foolad in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away.
Foolad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Christopher Knett. It's been 395 minutes since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Foolad won their last game, 1-0 versus Persepolis played at home.
Before that, Foolad travelled to Sanat Naft and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Foolad have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Foolad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Foolad have won or drawn the last 6 fixtures (3-3-0) versus Tractor.The former head-to-head game ended Foolad - Tractor Sazi 3-2, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Abbaszadeh 6 goals | R. Asadi 4 goals |  M. Coulibaly 3 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Foolad missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 65% |
| 65% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 24% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 1.8 | 2.8 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.8 | 7.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 50% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 117% | 70% |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Foolad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Foolad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tractor Sazi have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tractor Sazi have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Tractor Sazi 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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Foolad | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Havadar | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Paykan | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Malavan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Mes Kerman | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 10 |
