A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Tractor Sazi fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Paykan's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Tractor Sazi form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 13 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium for Tractor Sazi. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Tractor has recorded two wins in a row here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Tractor manager Saket Elhami and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Padideh Khorasan (placed 4th) in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Before that, Tractor Sazi had a home game versus Sepahan which ended with a victory 2-1.
Tractor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Tractor Sazi have conceded only 9 goals.
Paykan form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paykan so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-6 (win-draw-lose).
The attacking players of Paykan have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 224 minutes. Paykan have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Aram Hayrapetyan. It's been 345 minutes since they last conceded in Persian Gulf Pro League.
There were no winners in Paykan's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 0-0 vs Pars Jam Bushehr (placed 11th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Saipa.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Paykan have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. In the opposite end, Paykan have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Paykan - Tractor Sazi 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tractor won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Paykan has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Moghanlou 12 goals | F. Emamali 7 goals |   E. Hajsafi 6 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Paykan missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Paykan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 29 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 35 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 81% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 85% |
| 50% | 46% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| 31% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 54% |
| 19% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 42% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 23% |
| 31% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 62% |
| 50% | 54% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 23% |
| 38% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 31% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 246 | 172 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 81 | 162 |
| 96 | 69 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 33 | 67 |
| 24% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 46% |
- Paykan has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
- Paykan has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- Tractor Sazi has the most points (31) at home
- Tractor Sazi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tractor Sazi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Persepolis | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 62 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| 4 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 43 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 42 |
| 6 | Foolad | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Saipa | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Paykan | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 18 |