The visiting Sanat Naft side should be favourites in this visit to Paykan, as the away team holds a 5 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
- Paykan has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft has the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sanat Naft, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Paykan form and stats
2-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Persian Gulf Pro League numbers at home for Paykan so far this season.
Paykan faced defeat in their previous match, away at Persepolis (0-1). In the match before that, Paykan hosted Machine Sazi and drew the game 2-2.
Paykan has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Paykan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanat Naft form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sanat Naft so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-3 (win-draw-lose).
There might be some fixture complaints from Sanat as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Persian Gulf Pro League match against Machine Sazi (0-1). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Foolad.
Sanat Naft are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sanat Naft - Paykan 2-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Paykan, two draws and five wins for Sanat Naft. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Rikani 6 goals |   F. Jalal Hatami 3 goals | R. Khaleghifar 3 goals |
Paykan missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Paykan | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 80% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 60% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 56% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 41% |
- Paykan has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft has the most points from losing position (9) 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 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Foolad | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Sanat Naft | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Aluminium Arak | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Paykan | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Padideh Khorasan | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Saipa | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 8 |