There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Persian Gulf Pro League table so far. Here's the Naft Masjed Soleyman - Machine Sazi latest:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Machine Sazi, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Naft Masjed Soleyman have managed 3 wins, 8 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 11 games. In general it's been a long time since Naft Masjed Soleyman tasted defeat here at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Naft Masjed Soleyman drew their last game, also a home match. Paykan (placed 16th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Padideh Khorasan.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Naft Masjed Soleyman as they are travelling to their away game against Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. That match is four days after this one.
Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Naft Masjed Soleyman have only let in 4 goals at home.
Machine Sazi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Machine Sazi so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Machine Sazi's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Machine Sazi failed to get anything from their last game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match vs Nassaji Mazandaran (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Shahin Bushehr's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Machine Sazi as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Machine Sazi have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Machine Sazi - Naft Masjed Soleyman 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Naft Masjed Soleyman won four, Machine Sazi won zero and six draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 H. Nourmohamadi 3 goals | E. Mirjavan 3 goals | A. Alizadeh 2 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Machine Sazi missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Machine Sazi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 62% | 55% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 81% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 19% | 9% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 43% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 52% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | 37 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 85 | 177 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 35 | 72 |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 26% |
- Machine Sazi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Naft Masjed Soleyman has the most points from losing position (11)
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have not yet lost a game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Saipa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 16 |
| 16 | Paykan | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 15 |