Foolad have performed better than Paykan so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Foolad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Paykan has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Foolad form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Foolad at their home stadium (Shohadaye Artesh Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Happy days for Foolad in their previous game, a Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Machine Sazi (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Persepolis.
Foolad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. As for guarding their own goal, Foolad have only let in 2 goals at home.
Paykan form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Paykan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Paykan in their previous game, as they lost their Persian Gulf Pro League-match, hosting Mes Rafsanjan, 2-3. A 1-2 defeat away at Sepahan before that.
Paykan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Paykan have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Foolad wins - draws - Paykan wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 3 goals |  M. Coulibaly 2 goals | F. Ahmadzadeh Borouki 2 goals |
Foolad missing players
Paykan missing players
| Foolad | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 42% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 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 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 6.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 38% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 62% | 70% |
- 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.
- Paykan has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paykan have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Paykan 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 | Esteghlal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Sanat Naft | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Foolad | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Paykan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Saipa | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Persepolis | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Aluminium Arak | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Padideh Khorasan | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 4 |