The managers G. Leekens and B. Ivanković are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Persian Gulf Pro League league table.
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.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Tractor Sazi have performed well at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium so far this season with 10 wins from 13 matches. Points have also been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Tractor Sazi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager G. Leekens and the players.The fans are hoping that Tractor Sazi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Persian Gulf Pro League game against Zob Ahan. Ahead of that match, Tractor Sazi lost 0-1 at home to Paykan.
The Tractor Sazi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 matches. Tractor Sazi have only conceded 7 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Persepolis form and stats
4 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Persepolis, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Persian Gulf Pro League, playing as the away team this season.There were no winners in Persepolis's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 0-0 vs Sepahan. It was a AFC Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Al Ahli wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The attacking power of Persepolis when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored in 13 matches. It's not easy to score on Persepolis as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Persepolis - Tractor Sazi 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Tractor Sazi wins - draws - Persepolis wins).Top Goalscorers
  A. Alipour 13 goals |   A. Stokes 11 goals |  A. Dejagah 5 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Persepolis missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Persepolis | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Won | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 25 | 4 | Scored | 2 | 12 | 33 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 69% | 74% |
| 63% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | 33% | 54% | 52% |
| 44% | 46% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 7% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 37% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 37% |
| 52% | 54% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 67% | 54% | 63% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Failed To Score | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Tractor Sazi hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tractor Sazi is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 07-03-19 | | Machine Sazi | 0 - 2 | Tractor Sazi |
| 14-03-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 1 - 0 | Padideh Khorasan |
| 30-03-19 | | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 0 - 3 | Tractor Sazi |
| 05-04-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 1 - 0 | Sanat Naft |
| 12-04-19 | | Sepidrood Rasht | 3 - 1 | Tractor Sazi |
| 19-04-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 0 - 1 | Paykan |
| 26-04-19 | | Zob Ahan | 2 - 0 | Tractor Sazi |
| 01-05-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 13:30 | Persepolis |
| 11-05-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 16:30 | Pars Jam Bushehr |
| 16-05-19 | | Foolad | 16:30 | Tractor Sazi |
| 09-04-19 | | Persepolis | 2 - 0 | Al Ahli |
| 13-04-19 | | Persepolis | 3 - 2 | Saipa |
| 17-04-19 | | Zob Ahan | 0 - 0 | Persepolis |
| 22-04-19 | | Al Ahli | 2 - 1 | Persepolis |
| 26-04-19 | | Persepolis | 0 - 0 | Sepahan |
| 01-05-19 | | Tractor Sazi | 13:30 | Persepolis |
| 06-05-19 | | Pakhtakor | 15:00 | Persepolis |
| 11-05-19 | | Persepolis | 16:30 | Machine Sazi |
| 16-05-19 | | Pars Jam Bushehr | 16:30 | Persepolis |
| 20-05-19 | | Persepolis | 15:00 | Al Sadd |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Persepolis | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Foolad | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 36 |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | Saipa | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Paykan | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 31 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Machine Sazi | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Sepidrood Rasht | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -26 | 19 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
