This match features two teams living in the basement of the Persian Gulf Pro League, Shahin Bushehr holding 16th place and Saipa lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their 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.
It's quite the trip for Saipa when visiting Bushehr as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Shahin Bushehr form and stats
Shahin Bushehr's struggle is real here with only 12 points collected from 12 Persian Gulf Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-6-4. Shahin Bushehr has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Pashazadeh and the players.
In their previous game, the manager M. Pashazadeh led his Shahin Bushehr to a defeat in the Persian Gulf Pro League match away at Gol Gohar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Ahead of that match, Shahin Bushehr lost 1-5 at home to Zob Ahan.
A goal frenzy last time out for Bushehr, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Gol Gohar. Fun stuff to watch!
The Bushehr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Saipa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saipa so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Saipa has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 146 days ago, in the Sanat Naft fixture. Two points from the last two away games for Saipa, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Saipa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Paykan that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Padideh Khorasan.
Saipa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. 17 goals have been conceded by Saipa in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Saipa - Bushehr 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Shahin Bushehr wins - draws - Saipa wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Maleki 6 goals |  M. Soleimani Asl 6 goals | H. Najafi 3 goals |
Shahin Bushehr missing players
Saipa missing players
| Shahin Bushehr | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 49 | 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 72% |
| 72% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 56% |
| 48% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 36% |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 24% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 48% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 28% |
| 48% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 52% |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 172 | 103 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 76 | 149 |
| 65 | 39 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 31 | 56 |
| 29% | 26% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 39% | 38% |
- Saipa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Shahin Bushehr has the fewest points (12) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the most conceded goals (49)
- Shahin Bushehr has the most conceded goals in the second half (28)
- Shahin Bushehr has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
- Shahin Bushehr has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Shahin Bushehr have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shahin Bushehr have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Padideh Khorasan | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Foolad | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Saipa | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Paykan | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 17 |