Sanat Naft perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Foolad can look both up and down from their 7th position.
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.
Sanat Naft form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Takhti Stadium for Sanat Naft. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. After failing to beat Zob Ahan here at Takhti Stadium, Sanat Naft has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Sanat Naft supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Machine Sazi in Persian Gulf Pro League and win 1-0. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Shahin Bushehr the opponent.
A decent goal production from Sanat Naft in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Sanat Naft have conceded only 5 goals.
Foolad form and stats
As the visiting team in Persian Gulf Pro League matches, Foolad have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Foolad, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Tractor Sazi (placed 8th). Before that, Foolad secured a home win against Pars Jam Bushehr with the score 1-0.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Foolad as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Foolad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Foolad - Sanat Naft 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sanat Naft won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Foolad has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7Top Goalscorers
  I. Alekasir 7 goals |   A. Vali 4 goals |  H. Beyt Saeed 2 goals |
Sanat Naft missing players
Foolad missing players
| Sanat Naft | Foolad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 43% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 36% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 13% |
| 50% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | 41 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 52 | 83 |
| 31 | 13 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 42% | 69% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 16% | 23% |
- Foolad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sanat Naft have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sanat Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanat Naft have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sanat Naft have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sanat Naft haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Esteghlal | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Foolad | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Tractor Sazi | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Paykan | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Saipa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -20 | 6 |