A brief glance at the Persian Gulf Pro League standings indicate an advantage to Esteghlal when they visit Sanat Naft. Even so; let's play the game before we hand out the points!
- Sanat Naft have yet to win a game at home.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
It's quite the trip for Esteghlal when visiting Sanat as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Sanat Naft form and stats
Three Persian Gulf Pro League home games done for Sanat Naft, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
Sanat Naft are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 231 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by H. Nasari).
Sanat are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Persepolis.
Before that, Sanat drew at home versus Gol Gohar.Sanat have scored 0 goals here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Sanat have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). Esteghlal have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Esteghlal are looking to quickly end their 210 minutes long goal drought in the Persian Gulf Pro League. 180 minutes! That's how long the Esteghlal goalkeeper Alireza Rezaei and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gol Gohar (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Persian Gulf Pro League match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Nassaji Mazandaran.Esteghlal have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. The Esteghlal defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Sanat won one, Esteghlal triumphed in seven and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Nasari 2 goals |   A. Motahari 1 goals |
Sanat Naft missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Sanat Naft | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7 | 10.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 26% |
| 7.2 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Sanat Naft.
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sanat Naft have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Sanat Naft have yet to win a game 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 | Sepahan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Aluminium Arak | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Persepolis | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Paykan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Gol Gohar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Foolad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Tractor Sazi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Fajr Sepasi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Havadar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanat Naft | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 1 |