The league table in Persian Gulf Pro League tells a story about these teams so far, with Tractor Sazi leading Saipa by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
Tractor Sazi and Saipa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Tractor Sazi, who have the most points (22) at home in Persian Gulf Pro League, are steadily winning Persian Gulf Pro League games and points here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Ever since the Shahin Bushehr game Tractor Sazi has been unbeatable here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium producing four straight wins.
The home team returns to Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Gol Gohar (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Persian Gulf Pro League game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Zob Ahan.
Tractor Sazi has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. From these home matches, Tractor Sazi have conceded only 6 goals.
Saipa form and stats
Saipa have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Persian Gulf Pro League, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
There were no winners in Saipa's previous match, a Persian Gulf Pro League home game that ended 1-1 vs Pars Jam Bushehr (placed 13th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Nassaji Mazandaran with the score of 3-1.
Saipa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Saipa have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tractor Sazi and Saipa have met before this season: Saipa - Tractor Sazi 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Tractor Sazi won six, Saipa won one and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ansari 5 goals |   M. Soleimani Asl 4 goals |  M. Shojaei Soleimani 3 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Saipa missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Saipa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| 84% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 74% |
| 53% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 37% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 42% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 11% | 26% |
| 32% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 58% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 185 | 119 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 58 | 126 |
| 75 | 48 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 28 | 51 |
| 21% | 19% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 33% |
- Saipa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saipa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tractor Sazi has the most points (22) at home
- Tractor Sazi 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 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Padideh Khorasan | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Sanat Naft | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Foolad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Machine Sazi | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Zob Ahan | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Saipa | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Paykan | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Gol Gohar | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 16 | Shahin Bushehr | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -22 | 13 |