It's been rough for Sanat Naft so far, and I guess you could say the same about Saipa. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.
- Sanat Naft have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Saipa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sanat Naft form and stats
Sanat Naft have collected 18 points from their Persian Gulf Pro League home games so far after 5-3-3. All in all it has been a very rough period for Sanat Naft who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Nassaji Mazandaran, 166 days ago.
Sanat's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Esteghlal (placed 3rd). Heartbreak for Sanat in their last match as Esteghlal's A. Ramezani scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Before that, Sanat Naft played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Tractor Sazi.Sanat Naft has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sanat have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saipa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saipa so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose).
M. Aliyari scored in Saipa's previous match, the home game against Foolad that ended 2-1.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Paykan.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Saipa as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Saipa have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Saipa - Sanat 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sanat won six games, one match ended with a draw and Saipa has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  T. Rikani 7 goals |  R. Khaleghifar 3 goals |  M. Aliyari 3 goals |
Sanat Naft missing players
Saipa missing players
| Sanat Naft | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 48% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 48% |
| 17% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 18% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 39% |
| 26% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 48% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 30% | 30% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 32% |
- Saipa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Saipa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sanat Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanat Naft have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (10) 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Foolad | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Tractor Sazi | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Padideh Khorasan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Paykan | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Saipa | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 11 |