Showdown between Foolad - Naft Masjed Soleyman! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this fixture should be cracking!
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Foolad form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Foolad have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 9 games. Foolad has recorded two wins in a row here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Foolad coach Nekounam and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Mes Rafsanjan (placed 4th).
Before that, Foolad had a home game versus Aluminium Arak which ended with a victory 1-0.From these home matches, Foolad have conceded only 6 goals.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Naft Masjed Soleyman have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-3-5 (9 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Soleyman who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Nassaji Mazandaran was the last time a defeat was avoided.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Padideh Khorasan with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A 1-4 defeat away at Sepahan before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Naft Masjed Soleyman's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Naft Masjed Soleyman in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the teams met earlier this season; Naft Masjed Soleyman - Foolad 0-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - three - two (Foolad wins - draws - Naft Masjed Soleyman wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 7 goals |  A. Patosi 3 goals |   E. Mirjavan 3 goals |
Foolad missing players
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
| Foolad | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 83% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 61% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 61% |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 42% | 58% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 6.4 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored away.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Paykan | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aluminium Arak | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Havadar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -20 | 8 |
