Season ticket holders at Folād Shahr Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Zob Ahan languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Naft Masjed Soleyman will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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.
Zob Ahan form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Zob Ahan at their home stadium (Folād Shahr Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The Zob Ahan manager L. Bonačić might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Ahan are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Foolad. Preceding that match was the home game against Machine Sazi that was lost 1-2.
Ahan has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Ahan have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 2 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. Visiting Soleyman has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Home advantage was not enough for Soleyman in their previous game, as they lost their Persian Gulf Pro League-match, hosting Persepolis, 1-2. A 0-0 draw at Nassaji Mazandaran's stadium before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Soleyman as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Soleyman as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Naft Masjed Soleyman - Ahan 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Ahan victory, four draws and zero Naft Masjed Soleyman wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Marković 5 goals |  E. Mirjavan 5 goals | D. Esmaeilifar 3 goals |
Zob Ahan missing players
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
| Zob Ahan | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 35 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 85% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 67% | 64% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 50% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 54% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 44% |
| 35% | 46% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | 52% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 228 | 144 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 46 | 103 |
| 75 | 42 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 16 | 40 |
| 36% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 50% | 40% |
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 62 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| 4 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 42 |
| 6 | Foolad | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Saipa | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Paykan | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 18 |