Tractor Sazi travel to Aluminium Arak and Imam Khomeini Stadium packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tractor Sazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Aluminium are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Tractor Sazi most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
4-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Aluminium Arak so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager A. Mansourian led his Aluminium to a defeat in the Hazfi Cup match away at Gol Gohar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Imam Khomeini Stadium.
Heartbreak before that as Aluminium lost 0-2 at Persepolis's place.Aluminium are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 13 games. 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tractor Sazi in their Persian Gulf Pro League matches away. Tractor Sazi seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Gol Gohar in their previous game. Late drama in the previous game, when M. Abbaszadeh scored the winning goal seven minutes into stoppage time to defeat Gol Gohar.
Prior to that match, the Tractor manager F. Karimi faced defeat when travelling to Esteghlal and losing 1-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tractor have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. Tractor have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tractor Sazi - Aluminium 0-1. Last two meetings between the teams: Aluminium won two, Tractor Sazi won zero and zero draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Abbaszadeh 11 goals |  H. Pakdel 9 goals | M. Hosseini 6 goals |
Aluminium Arak missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Aluminium Arak | Tractor Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 78% | 69% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 56% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 59% |
| 30% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 46% | 33% |
| 15% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 7% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 77% | 52% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 33% |
| 37% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 30% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 42% | 41% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 30% |
- Aluminium Arak have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tractor Sazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tractor Sazi haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 56 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | Foolad | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Padideh Khorasan | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Paykan | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -22 | 14 |