Persian Gulf Pro League match preview: Paykan believed to be the weaker party when Persepolis pays a visit

Competition: Iran Persian Gulf Pro League
Date: to 04.april
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: Shahr-e Qods Stadium (25000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Paykan have their presumed home advantage while Persepolis are ahead 23 points in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.

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.

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Paykan form and stats

When playing at home, Paykan have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. With seven home games in a row without a win, the Paykan fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sepidrood Rasht game long ago, can be stopped today.

Paykan drew their last game, 2-2 away at Sepidrood Rasht. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sanat Naft.

Paykan have scored 10 goals here in 11 matches, not a lot. Paykan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Persepolis form and stats

3 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Persepolis playing as the away team this season.

Persepolis won their last game, 1-0 versus Esteghlal played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sepidrood Rasht at their stadium, the result 3-1.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Persepolis as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Persepolis - Paykan 2-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Paykan won 2, Persepolis won 7 and 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

A. Alipour
11 goals
S. Nemati
4 goals

Paykan missing players

Persepolis missing players

Paykan Persepolis
Total Home Statistic Away Total
22 11 Played 11 23
20 10 Scored 10 28
24 13 Conceded 7 10
86% 91% Over 0.5 73% 78%
55% 55% Over 1.5 55% 52%
41% 36% Over 2.5 18% 26%
14% 18% Over 3.5 9% 9%
5% 9% Over 4.5 0% 0%
36% 36% Both teams to score 55% 39%
41% 36% Clean Sheet 45% 61%
36% 36% Failed To Score 27% 22%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Persepolis 23 13 9 1 28 10 12 10 2 0 18 3 11 3 7 1 10 7 18 48
2 Tractor Sazi 23 13 7 3 36 15 11 9 1 1 24 6 12 4 6 2 12 9 21 46
3 Sepahan 23 12 10 1 36 16 12 7 5 0 19 7 11 5 5 1 17 9 20 46
4 Esteghlal 24 12 8 4 32 9 12 6 5 1 13 1 12 6 3 3 19 8 23 44
5 Padideh Khorasan 23 12 6 5 23 12 12 8 2 2 15 5 11 4 4 3 8 7 11 42
6 Foolad 23 7 8 8 19 26 11 4 4 3 12 12 12 3 4 5 7 14 -7 29
7 Saipa 22 6 10 6 17 19 11 4 6 1 10 5 11 2 4 5 7 14 -2 28
8 Pars Jam Bushehr 23 6 7 10 21 22 11 4 5 2 14 8 12 2 2 8 7 14 -1 25
9 Machine Sazi 23 4 13 6 16 19 12 2 5 5 7 11 11 2 8 1 9 8 -3 25
10 Paykan 22 6 7 9 20 24 11 3 3 5 10 13 11 3 4 4 10 11 -4 25
11 Zob Ahan 22 5 10 7 18 23 10 1 6 3 9 10 12 4 4 4 9 13 -5 25
12 Nassaji Mazandaran 23 4 12 7 21 25 11 3 7 1 11 7 12 1 5 6 10 18 -4 24
13 Sanat Naft 23 2 15 6 18 26 12 2 8 2 11 13 11 0 7 4 7 13 -8 21
14 Naft Masjed Soleyman 23 3 9 11 11 23 11 1 6 4 6 10 12 2 3 7 5 13 -12 18
15 Esteghlal Khuzestan 23 3 7 13 13 33 12 2 3 7 7 14 11 1 4 6 6 19 -20 16
16 Sepidrood Rasht 23 2 8 13 15 42 12 1 5 6 9 24 11 1 3 7 6 18 -27 14

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