It's advantage Foolad so far with their 4th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table, welcoming Gol Gohar who are placed 8th.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
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!
It's quite the trip for Gol Gohar when visiting Foolad as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League, have performed here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan this season with 5 wins from 8 Persian Gulf Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Two home wins in a row for Foolad bring valid hopes of a third.
Heartbreak before that as Foolad lost 0-1 at Esteghlal's place.
The Foolad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively Foolad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gol Gohar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
G. Mensha was the last player to score for the away team. Gohar haven't scored a league goal in the last 274 minutes.
Gol Gohar have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Gohar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gol Gohar - Foolad 1-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Foolad, two draws and zero wins for Gol Gohar. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Mensha 10 goals |  M. Coulibaly 3 goals |  L. Pereira Mendes 3 goals |
Foolad missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Foolad | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 47% | 75% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.6 | 6.6 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 11.6 | 10.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
- Foolad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Foolad | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Sanat Naft | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Padideh Khorasan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Paykan | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Saipa | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 9 |