With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Gol Gohar fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Machine Sazi.
- Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (27) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Machine Sazi have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Gol Gohar's struggle is real here at Imam Ali Stadium with only 9 points collected from 9 Persian Gulf Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 274 minutes without scoring a league goal. G. Mensha was the last player to find the net.
Gohar drew their last game, also a home match. Mes Kerman (after extra-time) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 0-0 versus Mes Rafsanjan.
Gohar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Machine Sazi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Machine Sazi, who have the most conceded goals (27) in Persian Gulf Pro League, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
S. Abdollahi was the last player to score for the away team. Machine Sazi haven't scored a league goal in the last 246 minutes.
Machine Sazi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Esteghlal proved too strong as Machine slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Bonyan Diesel Stadium. The game before that, in the Hazfi Cup, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Foolad.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Machine as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Machine struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Machine Sazi - Gohar 0-1, played this season. Gol Gohar-Machine Sazi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gohar five wins, Machine Sazi two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Mensha 10 goals |  P. Babaei Alibeyk 6 goals | Y. Shakeri 3 goals |
Gol Gohar missing players
Machine Sazi missing players
| Gol Gohar | Machine Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 19 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 82% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 65% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 56% |
| 47% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 28% |
| 18% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| 35% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 25% | 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 28% |
- Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Machine Sazi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Machine Sazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Machine Sazi have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (16) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals (27) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Machine Sazi have yet to win a 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 | Sepahan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 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 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 26 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Paykan | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Saipa | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 9 |