Foolad and Tractor Sazi are both riding high in the Persian Gulf Pro League with their 5th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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!
It's quite the trip for Tractor Sazi when visiting Foolad as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Foolad form and stats
Foolad are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here at Shohadaye Artesh Stadium. 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games.
F. Ahmadzadeh was the last player to score a league goal for Foolad and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Foolad haven't scored in 197 minutes. Foolad are confident in defense, having played 360 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Foolad drew their last game, 0-0 away at Pars Jam Bushehr (placed 15th). Before that, Foolad drew at home versus Saipa.
The Foolad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 14 matches. Defensively Foolad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Playing away, Tractor Sazi have won 3 games, drawn 6 and suffered 5 defeats in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. It's three draws from Tractor's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Tractor Sazi go into this game after a win, the home game against Machine Sazi that ended 2-1. A 0-0 draw at Shahin Bushehr's stadium before that.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tractor Sazi - Foolad 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Foolad two wins, four draws and Tractor Sazi four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Pereira Mendes 7 goals |   E. Hajsafi 6 goals |  R. Asadi 5 goals |
Foolad missing players
Tractor Sazi missing players
| Foolad | Tractor Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 76% | 79% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 64% | 76% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 28% | 21% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 31% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 31% | 21% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 21% | 31% |
| 52% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 41% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 64% | 41% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 194 | 91 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 82 | 285 |
| 72 | 33 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 29 | 103 |
| 28% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 24% |
- Foolad has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home
- Foolad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Foolad | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 29 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Gol Gohar | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Saipa | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Paykan | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Machine Sazi | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 22 |