A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Persepolis and Gol Gohar 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Persepolis form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Persepolis have to build on here in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
A good away victory last time out for Persepolis, who won 3-0 against Zob Ahan (placed 12th). Before that, Persepolis had a Hazfi Cup home game versus Sanat Naft which ended with a victory 1-0.
There will be little rest for Persepolis after this match as they are travelling to Saipa for a Persian Gulf Pro League game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Persepolis here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Persepolis are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Gol Gohar form and stats
There's been little loot from Gol Gohar's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Gol Gohar only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Gol Gohar are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Oxin Alborz fixture. Gol Gohar has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Gol Gohar are looking to quickly end their 271 minutes long goal drought.
Gol Gohar's last game was the home draw against Naft Masjed Soleyman (0-0). Prior to that match, the Gol Gohar manager M. Jalali faced defeat when travelling to Foolad and losing 0-2.
A new game in only four days for Gol Gohar, the Persian Gulf Pro League home match versus Zob Ahan. Busy days.
Gol Gohar are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. Gol Gohar have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Torabi 5 goals |  A. Alipour 4 goals |  M. Kanani 1 goals |
Persepolis missing players
Gol Gohar missing players
| Persepolis | Gol Gohar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 4.7 | 6.2 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 106 | 55 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 36 | 54 |
| 37 | 17 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 32% | 12% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 8% | 5% |
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals (4)
- Gol Gohar has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1)
- Gol Gohar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gol Gohar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gol Gohar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gol Gohar have yet to win a game.
- Persepolis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Persepolis have scored more than double the goals of Gol Gohar.
- Persepolis have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Persepolis have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Padideh Khorasan | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Persepolis | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Sanat Naft | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Foolad | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Paykan | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Saipa | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 5 |