This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persian Gulf Pro League, Saipa holding 12th place and Paykan lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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.
Saipa form and stats
Saipa's struggle is real here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium with only 12 points collected from 12 Persian Gulf Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-6-4. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Saipa.
Saipa shared the glory with Padideh Khorasan in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. In the match before that, Saipa hosted Sepahan and drew the game 0-0.
Saipa have scored 9 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Saipa have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Paykan form and stats
There's been little loot from Paykan's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Paykan only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.
Paykan go into this game after a win, the home game against Gol Gohar that ended 2-0. Prior to that result Paykan won their away game at Zob Ahan. The scoreline was 4-1.
Paykan have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Paykan struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Saipa and Paykan have met before this season: Paykan - Saipa 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Saipa four wins, two draws and Paykan four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 12 goals | F. Emamali 7 goals |  M. Soleimani Asl 6 goals |
Saipa missing players
Paykan missing players
| Saipa | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 31 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 42 |
| 75% | 58% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 25% |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 149 | 73 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 77 | 156 |
| 56 | 25 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 33 | 65 |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 39% | 48% |
- Paykan has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
- Paykan has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Padideh Khorasan | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 42 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Foolad | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 37 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
| 12 | Saipa | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Paykan | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -26 | 17 |