Can Paykan beat Foolad in Shahr-e Qods Stadium clash?

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Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Competition: Tue 20.July
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Shahr-e Qods Stadium (25000 seats)

Foolad travel to Paykan and Shahr-e Qods Stadium packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!

Insights:
  • Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Persian Gulf Pro League
  • Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Foolad have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Paykan can neither be promoted or relegated from Persian Gulf Pro League. For Foolad most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Paykan form and stats

The story so far in the Persian Gulf Pro League for Paykan at their home stadium (Shahr-e Qods Stadium) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. The home fans are hungry for more even though Paykan have been steadily collecting points here at Shahr-e Qods Stadium through three straight draws.

An away draw last time out for Paykan, facing Mes Rafsanjan in a game that ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sepahan that ended 1-1.

The Paykan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. From these home matches, Paykan have conceded only 12 goals.

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Foolad form and stats

Foolad have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 1-6-6 (13 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Foolad are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The Foolad goalkeeper Ehsan Moradian is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Foolad played 0-0 against Sepahan in their previous match.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Machine Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Foolad in these games.

Head 2 Head

Foolad - Paykan 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paykan four wins, four draws and Foolad two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FooladL. Pereira Mendes
L. Pereira Mendes
5 goals
PaykanE. Salehi
E. Salehi
4 goals
PaykanM. Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi
M. Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi
4 goals

Paykan missing players

Foolad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paykan Foolad
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
8 4 0 Won W 0 1 9
12 7 3 Drew D 3 6 12
7 2 0 Lost L 0 6 6
26 14 2 Scored S 2 9 24
27 12 2 Conceded C 2 14 17
85% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 85% 78%
67% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 54% 48%
30% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 22%
11% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 4%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 37%
33% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 52%
26% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 33%
 
3.5 3.3 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 3.3
4 4.4 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.1 3
1.7 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.9 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.8 5.9 5.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 7.3 6.9
2 2.4 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.1 2.5
47% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 32% 36%
Key stats in Persian Gulf Pro League this season:
  • Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (18) 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 27 16 10 1 37 13 14 12 2 0 22 5 13 4 8 1 15 8 24 58
2 Sepahan 27 16 8 3 48 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 56
3 Esteghlal 27 14 8 5 31 16 13 8 3 2 16 7 14 6 5 3 15 9 15 50
4 Foolad 27 9 12 6 24 17 14 8 6 0 15 3 13 1 6 6 9 14 7 39
5 Tractor Sazi 27 10 9 8 26 24 14 5 5 4 11 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 2 39
6 Gol Gohar 27 11 5 11 28 29 13 6 3 4 17 16 14 5 2 7 11 13 -1 38
7 Padideh Khorasan 27 10 7 10 26 28 13 7 4 2 16 9 14 3 3 8 10 19 -2 37
8 Aluminium Arak 27 8 13 6 24 28 13 4 7 2 13 15 14 4 6 4 11 13 -4 37
9 Paykan 27 8 12 7 26 27 13 4 7 2 14 12 14 4 5 5 12 15 -1 36
10 Sanat Naft 27 8 9 10 21 25 13 6 4 3 13 9 14 2 5 7 8 16 -4 33
11 Mes Rafsanjan 27 8 8 11 19 27 14 5 3 6 12 12 13 3 5 5 7 15 -8 32
12 Nassaji Mazandaran 27 8 5 14 22 28 14 4 4 6 11 13 13 4 1 8 11 15 -6 29
13 Naft Masjed Soleyman 27 6 10 11 19 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 13 1 6 6 3 11 -7 28
14 Zob Ahan 27 5 11 11 27 34 13 2 7 4 12 15 14 3 4 7 15 19 -7 26
15 Saipa 27 4 11 12 17 28 14 3 5 6 9 13 13 1 6 6 8 15 -11 23
16 Machine Sazi 27 2 8 17 18 40 13 2 5 6 12 16 14 0 3 11 6 24 -22 14

Table
  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 16 10 1 37 13 14 12 2 0 22 5 13 4 8 1 15 8 24 58
2 Sepahan 27 16 8 3 48 23 14 9 4 1 26 9 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 56
3 Esteghlal 27 14 8 5 31 16 13 8 3 2 16 7 14 6 5 3 15 9 15 50
4 Foolad 27 9 12 6 24 17 14 8 6 0 15 3 13 1 6 6 9 14 7 39
5 Tractor Sazi 27 10 9 8 26 24 14 5 5 4 11 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 2 39
6 Gol Gohar 27 11 5 11 28 29 13 6 3 4 17 16 14 5 2 7 11 13 -1 38
7 Padideh Khorasan 27 10 7 10 26 28 13 7 4 2 16 9 14 3 3 8 10 19 -2 37
8 Aluminium Arak 27 8 13 6 24 28 13 4 7 2 13 15 14 4 6 4 11 13 -4 37
9 Paykan 27 8 12 7 26 27 13 4 7 2 14 12 14 4 5 5 12 15 -1 36
10 Sanat Naft 27 8 9 10 21 25 13 6 4 3 13 9 14 2 5 7 8 16 -4 33
11 Mes Rafsanjan 27 8 8 11 19 27 14 5 3 6 12 12 13 3 5 5 7 15 -8 32
12 Nassaji Mazandaran 27 8 5 14 22 28 14 4 4 6 11 13 13 4 1 8 11 15 -6 29
13 Naft Masjed Soleyman 27 6 10 11 19 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 13 1 6 6 3 11 -7 28
14 Zob Ahan 27 5 11 11 27 34 13 2 7 4 12 15 14 3 4 7 15 19 -7 26
15 Saipa 27 4 11 12 17 28 14 3 5 6 9 13 13 1 6 6 8 15 -11 23
16 Machine Sazi 27 2 8 17 18 40 13 2 5 6 12 16 14 0 3 11 6 24 -22 14

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