A key match in Persian Gulf Pro League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 5th position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
It's quite the trip for Padideh Khorasan when visiting Tractor Sazi as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Overall Persian Gulf Pro League stats at home this season for Tractor Sazi are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). Tractor Sazi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Denizli and the players.
Tractor Sazi lost their last game at Sepahan (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Tractor Sazi lost 2-4 at home to Esteghlal.
The manager M. Denizli will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Navad Urmia in only four days.
Tractor Sazi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 attempts. Tractor Sazi have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Padideh Khorasan form and stats
Playing away, Padideh Khorasan have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Persian Gulf Pro League this season.
since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Padideh Khorasan won their last game, 1-0 versus Pars Jam Bushehr played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Saipa that ended 0-0.
Padideh Khorasan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Padideh Khorasan are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tractor Sazi 4 wins, 2 draws and Padideh Khorasan 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ansari 3 goals |  E. Hajsafi 2 goals |  M. Azadi 2 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Padideh Khorasan missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Padideh Khorasan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 40% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 70% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Padideh Khorasan have not yet lost a game away.
- Padideh Khorasan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tractor Sazi have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tractor Sazi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Tractor Sazi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tractor Sazi 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 | Sepahan | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Padideh Khorasan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Persepolis | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Foolad | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Paykan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Saipa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 2 |