14th- against 9th position might not feel all that sexy. Fear not: Here's the facts and figures that makes Naft Masjed Soleyman - Zob Ahan (even) more absorbing!
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Zob Ahan have scored at least twice as many goals away as Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored home.
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.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
Naft Masjed Soleyman have played three Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
E. Mirjavan was the last player to score a league goal for Soleyman and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Naft Masjed Soleyman haven't scored in 318 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Soleyman, facing Havadar in a game that ended 0-0.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Persepolis (0-1).Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored 0 goals here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Naft Masjed Soleyman's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zob Ahan form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Zob Ahan playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
A. Rostami was the last player to score for the away team. Ahan haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Persian Gulf Pro League home defeat versus Mes Rafsanjan with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
A 0-0 draw at Aluminium Arak's stadium before that.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ahan are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former eight meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Soleyman, six draws and two wins for Zob Ahan. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Mirjavan 2 goals |  A. Rostami 2 goals | S. Jafari 1 goals |
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
Zob Ahan missing players
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Zob Ahan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 43% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points (1) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have yet to win a game at home.
- Zob Ahan have scored at least twice as many goals away as Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored home.
- Zob Ahan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Zob Ahan have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Gol Gohar | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Persepolis | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Mes Rafsanjan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Paykan | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Foolad | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Zob Ahan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Havadar | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 2 |