Struggling Mes Rafsanjan will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sanat Naft in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Mes Rafsanjan is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Sanat Naft has the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mes Rafsanjan form and stats
The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Mes Rafsanjan at their home stadium (Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Rafsanjan are returning here after visiting Paykan in a Persian Gulf Pro League game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. F. Emamali (2) and S. Ashouri scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Machine Sazi.
Mes Rafsanjan have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Rafsanjan have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Sanat Naft form and stats
There's been little loot from Sanat Naft's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Sanat Naft only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws.
Sanat's previous game was their home loss versus Sepahan (1-2). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Nassaji Mazandaran.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sanat as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Sanat Naft as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Mes Rafsanjan won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Sanat Naft has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / fiveTop Goalscorers
  T. Rikani 6 goals |   F. Emamali 3 goals | M. Ghazi Najafabadi 2 goals |
Mes Rafsanjan missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Mes Rafsanjan | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 58% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 20% | 24% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | 46% |
- Mes Rafsanjan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mes Rafsanjan haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Mes Rafsanjan is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Sanat Naft has the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft has the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Sanat Naft | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Foolad | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Paykan | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Saipa | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Persepolis | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Gol Gohar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Aluminium Arak | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Padideh Khorasan | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 4 |