Greeting visitors in their own stadium is safe and nice for Tractor Sazi, but Esteghlal are fully bent and capable to win this one. Who wins?
- Tractor Sazi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
When playing at home in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Tractor Sazi have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Tractor Sazi haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 190 minutes ago. Mohammadi scored that one.
The fans are hoping that Tractor will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Sanat Naft (placed 8th).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gol Gohar that ended 0-0.Tractor Sazi have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Esteghlal form and stats
Esteghlal's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Esteghlal collect 21 points from their 9 away matches in the Persian Gulf Pro League. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Things are running smoothly for Esteghlal who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 17 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Havadar.
The fans enjoyed Esteghlal's previous match versus Zob Ahan (placed 11th), a 1-0 win played at home.
The Esteghlal manager Majidi has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. The Esteghlal defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result featuring both these teams is the Esteghlal - Tractor Sazi 1-0 played not long ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Tractor Sazi won two, Esteghlal triumphed in six and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yamga 8 goals |   P. Babaei Alibeyk 4 goals | A. Hosseinzadeh 3 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Esteghlal missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Esteghlal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | 27 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | 29% |
| 35% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 56% | 71% |
| 47% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 5 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.3 | 7.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 63% | 53% |
| 7.3 | 5.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
- All of Esteghlal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Esteghlal have not yet lost a game.
- Esteghlal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Esteghlal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Esteghlal have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Esteghlal have scored more than double the goals of Tractor Sazi.
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most clean sheets (12) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most points (21) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the most scored goals (19) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have the the best goal difference (+21) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Esteghlal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Esteghlal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tractor Sazi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Paykan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Sanat Naft | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Foolad | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Havadar | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Fajr Sepasi | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 11 |
| 16 | Padideh Khorasan | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 5 |
