The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Naft Masjed Soleyman are in the 9th position while the guesting Gol Gohar worry at 13th.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Persian Gulf Pro League match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Foolad.
These teams have little in common geographically as Gol Gohar have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Naft Masjed Soleyman have collected 20 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 4-8-1.
No payout for Naft Masjed Soleyman in their previous match, an away game at Foolad that ended in defeat 0-1. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Zob Ahan the opponent.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Soleyman here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). Naft Masjed Soleyman have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Gol Gohar form and stats
Gol Gohar have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-3-8 (13 played).
Gol Gohar delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Foolad (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Persian Gulf Pro League game. Prior to that result Gohar won their away game at Machine Sazi. The scoreline was 2-1.
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, Gol Gohar have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gol Gohar - Soleyman 0-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Soleyman, four draws and four wins for Gol Gohar. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Mirjavan 5 goals |  Y. Shakeri 5 goals | S. Ebrahimi 4 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| 67% | 62% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 81% |
| 48% | 46% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 69% | 56% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 19% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 44% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 41% |
| 48% | 62% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 26% |
| 41% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 54% | 52% |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 113 | 57 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 94 | 162 |
| 44 | 24 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 27 | 54 |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 24% |
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals (18)
- Gol Gohar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 4 | Foolad | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Sepahan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 6 | Padideh Khorasan | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 9 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 27 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Saipa | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Paykan | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 21 |