This could be an interesting match as Sanat Naft have their presumed home advantage while Aluminium Arak are ahead 4 points in the Persian Gulf Pro League table.
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Aluminium Arak, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Sanat Naft form and stats
Sanat Naft are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here at Takhti Stadium. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Takhti Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Sanat.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 565 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Khaleghifar was the last player to find the net.
A Persian Gulf Pro League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Gol Gohar.
Sanat Naft are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sanat are not conceding a lot of goals here at Takhti Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Aluminium Arak form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Persian Gulf Pro League travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. The last three matches for Aluminium have all ended in a draw.
There were no winners in Aluminium Arak's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 1-1 vs Paykan (placed 9th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Machine Sazi.
The attacking power of Aluminium Arak when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Aluminium are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Aluminium Arak - Sanat 1-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Sanat won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Aluminium Arak has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  H. Pakdel 7 goals |   T. Rikani 6 goals | M. Hosseini 5 goals |
Sanat Naft missing players
Aluminium Arak missing players
| Sanat Naft | Aluminium Arak | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 85% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 76% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 20% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 40% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 48% |
| 30% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 45% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6.7 | 7.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 33% | 37% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 36% | 41% |
- Sanat Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanat Naft have 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | Mes Rafsanjan | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Paykan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Saipa | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 10 |