Saipa hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 12th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table. Visiting Sanat Naft holds 7th place with 30 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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.
Saipa form and stats
2 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Saipa have to build on here at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Saipa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Tractor Sazi. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pars Jam Bushehr that ended 1-1.
Saipa have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Saipa have conceded 12 goals.
Sanat Naft form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sanat Naft playing as the away team in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season. With the Sanat Naft losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Sanat Naft seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sanat Naft failed to get anything from their last game, a Persian Gulf Pro League home match vs Gol Gohar (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Zob Ahan wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Sanat Naft were so close to getting something from the game against Gol Gohar, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sanat Naft's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 10 matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Sanat Naft in these games.
Head 2 Head
Saipa and Sanat Naft have met before this season: Sanat Naft - Saipa 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Saipa won five, Sanat Naft won five and zero draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Alekasir 10 goals |   M. Soleimani Asl 5 goals |  A. Ramezani 3 goals |
Saipa missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Saipa | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 75% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 30% | 50% |
| 40% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 45% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 10% | 40% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 35% |
| 55% | 70% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 35% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6.9 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | 68 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 54 | 109 |
| 52 | 23 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 35% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 18% | 39% |
- Saipa have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Sepahan | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Saipa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Paykan | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 14 |