With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Aluminium Arak fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Paykan.
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Aluminium Arak form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Aluminium Arak have to build on here at Imam Khomeini Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Aluminium drew their last game, 1-1 away at Machine Sazi (placed 16th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Foolad that ended 0-0.
Aluminium Arak has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Aluminium Arak have conceded 14 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Paykan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paykan so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Paykan aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 221 league minutes without a goal. M. Darvishi was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Persian Gulf Pro League home defeat versus Gol Gohar with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-0 draw at Esteghlal's stadium before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sanat Naft in just one day.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Paykan as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Paykan in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Paykan - Aluminium 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Aluminium one win, five draws and Paykan zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Pakdel 6 goals | M. Hosseini 5 goals | S. Bagherpasand 3 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Paykan missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 60% |
| 35% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 20% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 10% | 15% |
| 10% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 40% | 43% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 45% | 46% |
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paykan 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 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Paykan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |