Foolad are placed 5th so far, while Sanat Naft are lagging 6 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Foolad and Sanat Naft should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Foolad can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. For Sanat most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Foolad form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan as Foolad have scored 15 goals to get 30 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Persian Gulf Pro League are 8-6-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Foolad shared the glory with Paykan in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Hazfi Cup home game that ended 1-1 versus Sepahan.The Foolad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Foolad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 14 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.
Sanat Naft form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sanat Naft so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-7 (win-draw-lose).
Sanat's last game was the home draw against Mes Rafsanjan (1-1).
A 1-4 defeat away at Sepahan before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sanat as they have only managed to score 8 times from 14 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Sanat in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sanat Naft - Foolad 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Foolad wins - draws - Sanat Naft wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Rikani 8 goals |   L. Pereira Mendes 5 goals |  F. Ahmadzadeh Borouki 4 goals |
Foolad missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Foolad | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 54% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 4% |
| 39% | 21% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 46% |
| 50% | 79% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 32% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 39% |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.7 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 37% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 36% |
- Foolad have not yet lost a game at home.
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Foolad have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Foolad have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 61 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 59 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Foolad | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Paykan | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | Aluminium Arak | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Saipa | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | -27 | 14 |