Persian Gulf Pro League match preview: Gol Gohar versus Saipa

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Competition: Tue 20.July
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Imam Ali Stadium

Gol Gohar have managed 6 home wins so far, Saipa have won 1 away. Who improves their record in this one?

Insights:
  • Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saipa have the fewest scored goals (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It's quite the trip for Saipa when visiting Gohar as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Gohar are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Saipa are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Gol Gohar form and stats

When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Gol Gohar have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. Ever since the Mes Rafsanjan game Gohar has been unbeatable here at Imam Ali Stadium producing four straight wins.

The Gohar supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Aluminium Arak in Hazfi Cup and win 3-1.

Prior to that, an away loss at Tractor Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

The Gol Gohar fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Gohar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Saipa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saipa so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-6 (win-draw-lose).

Home advantage was not enough for Saipa in their previous game, as they lost their Persian Gulf Pro League-match, hosting Esteghlal, 0-2.

Before that, Saipa travelled to Zob Ahan and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Saipa have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Saipa - Gohar 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Gohar won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Saipa has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three

Top Goalscorers

Gol GoharG. Mensha
G. Mensha
11 goals
Gol GoharY. Shakeri
Y. Shakeri
8 goals
Gol GoharS. Sadeghi
S. Sadeghi
3 goals

Gol Gohar missing players

Saipa missing players

Gol Gohar Saipa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
11 6 2 Won W 0 1 4
5 3 2 Drew D 2 6 11
11 4 0 Lost L 2 6 12
28 17 4 Scored S 2 8 17
29 16 1 Conceded C 4 15 28
89% 85% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
59% 69% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 52%
41% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 15% 26%
19% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 4%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 44%
33% 31% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
33% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 48%
 
4.2 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.2 4.3
3.2 2.9 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 3.9
1.6 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 9.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6.4 6.4
3.8 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.1 2.4
27% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 26%
Key stats in Persian Gulf Pro League this season:
  • Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gol Gohar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Saipa have scored away.
  • Saipa have the fewest scored goals (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Saipa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Saipa 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 Persepolis 27 16 10 1 37 13 14 12 2 0 22 5 13 4 8 1 15 8 24 58
2 Sepahan 27 16 8 3 48 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 56
3 Esteghlal 27 14 8 5 31 16 13 8 3 2 16 7 14 6 5 3 15 9 15 50
4 Foolad 27 9 12 6 24 17 14 8 6 0 15 3 13 1 6 6 9 14 7 39
5 Tractor Sazi 27 10 9 8 26 24 14 5 5 4 11 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 2 39
6 Gol Gohar 27 11 5 11 28 29 13 6 3 4 17 16 14 5 2 7 11 13 -1 38
7 Padideh Khorasan 27 10 7 10 26 28 13 7 4 2 16 9 14 3 3 8 10 19 -2 37
8 Aluminium Arak 27 8 13 6 24 28 13 4 7 2 13 15 14 4 6 4 11 13 -4 37
9 Paykan 27 8 12 7 26 27 13 4 7 2 14 12 14 4 5 5 12 15 -1 36
10 Sanat Naft 27 8 9 10 21 25 13 6 4 3 13 9 14 2 5 7 8 16 -4 33
11 Mes Rafsanjan 27 8 8 11 19 27 14 5 3 6 12 12 13 3 5 5 7 15 -8 32
12 Nassaji Mazandaran 27 8 5 14 22 28 14 4 4 6 11 13 13 4 1 8 11 15 -6 29
13 Naft Masjed Soleyman 27 6 10 11 19 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 13 1 6 6 3 11 -7 28
14 Zob Ahan 27 5 11 11 27 34 13 2 7 4 12 15 14 3 4 7 15 19 -7 26
15 Saipa 27 4 11 12 17 28 14 3 5 6 9 13 13 1 6 6 8 15 -11 23
16 Machine Sazi 27 2 8 17 18 40 13 2 5 6 12 16 14 0 3 11 6 24 -22 14