Paykan hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 27 points and a 11th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Naft Masjed Soleyman holds 10th place with 27 pts.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Paykan and Naft Masjed Soleyman should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The fans are hoping that Paykan will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Persian Gulf Pro League game against Saipa (placed 13th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tractor Sazi.Paykan are traveling soon after this match as the Persian Gulf Pro League match at Nassaji Mazandaran awaits in four days.
Paykan has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Paykan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Shahr-e Qods Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Naft Masjed Soleyman form and stats
There's been little loot from Naft Masjed Soleyman's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Naft Masjed Soleyman, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Persian Gulf Pro League, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws.
Soleyman are travelling again after losing away to Foolad in their previous match (0-2).
Before that, Soleyman secured a home win against Machine Sazi with the score 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sanat Naft in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Naft Masjed Soleyman's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Soleyman as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Naft Masjed Soleyman - Paykan 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Paykan wins - draws - Naft Masjed Soleyman wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hosseini 6 goals |  M. Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi 4 goals | E. Salehi 3 goals |
Paykan missing players
Naft Masjed Soleyman missing players
| Paykan | Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 55% | 74% |
| 65% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 36% | 48% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 4% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 35% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 55% | 43% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 82% | 52% |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 44% | 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 8% | 31% |
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Naft Masjed Soleyman have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paykan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Naft Masjed Soleyman have scored away.
- Paykan have the most dropped points from leading position (14) 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 | Sepahan | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Paykan | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Saipa | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 11 |