Season ticket holders at Shahr-e Qods Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Paykan languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Sanat Naft will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sanat Naft have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Paykan form and stats
Overall Persian Gulf Pro League stats at home this season for Paykan are 4-2-7 (wins-draw-losses). The last three games played by Paykan, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Stress levels are on the rise for Paykan's attacking players as they have now played 314 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Mohammadi was their last goal scorer. Paykan are confident in defense, having played 435 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Paykan shared the glory with Tractor Sazi in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. In the match before that, Paykan hosted Pars Jam Bushehr and drew the game 0-0.
Paykan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Shahr-e Qods Stadium with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Sanat Naft form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Sanat Naft have produced an overall stat of 4-3-6 so far. Sanat Naft seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sanat played 1-1 against Padideh Khorasan in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sepahan wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Sanat are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 13 away games. Sanat have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sanat Naft - Paykan 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paykan two wins, three draws and Sanat Naft five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 12 goals |  I. Alekasir 11 goals | F. Emamali 7 goals |
Paykan missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Paykan | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 35 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 26 |
| 42 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 30 |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 93% |
| 70% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 38% | 59% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 41% | 46% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 22% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 15% | 41% |
| 26% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 30% |
| 33% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 37% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | 81 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 66 | 148 |
| 70 | 34 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 26 | 54 |
| 44% | 53% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 23% | 41% |
- Paykan has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
- Paykan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paykan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sanat Naft have scored away.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sanat Naft have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Foolad | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Saipa | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Paykan | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 21 |