Mes Rafsanjan hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 31 points and a 11th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Paykan holds 9th place with 35 pts.
- Mes Rafsanjan is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Persian Gulf Pro League
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.
Relegation threatens Mes Rafsanjan who should definitely be looking for some points here. Paykan are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
Rafsanjan faced defeat in their previous match, away at Machine Sazi (0-3).
Ahead of that match, Rafsanjan won a home game hosting Foolad (2-1).Rafsanjan aren't scoring a lot here at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. Rafsanjan have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paykan form and stats
It could be a hat trick of victories away for Paykan, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Paykan's last game was the home draw against Sepahan (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Nassaji Mazandaran at their stadium, the result 1-0.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Paykan have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Paykan - Rafsanjan 2-3. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Rafsanjan victories, zero draws and three Paykan wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Emamali 5 goals |  M. Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi 4 goals | M. Soleimani Asl 3 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Paykan missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 81% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 42% | 46% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 23% | 23% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 54% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| 54% | 46% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 27% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 23% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 50% | 48% |
- Mes Rafsanjan have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Mes Rafsanjan is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 55 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 53 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 37 |
| 7 | Foolad | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Paykan | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Saipa | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 14 |