It's advantage Tractor Sazi so far with their 4th position in the Persian Gulf Pro League table, welcoming Sanat Naft who are placed 7th.
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 time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sanat Naft, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Persian Gulf Pro League games here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium for Tractor Sazi. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 242 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Asadi was the last player to find the net.
The Tractor Sazi fans got no joy from their last match, a Persian Gulf Pro League game also here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Nassaji Mazandaran (placed 9th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Pars Jam Bushehr.
Tractor has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Tractor are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Sanat Naft form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Sanat go into this game after a win, the home game against Pars Jam Bushehr that ended 2-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Saipa.
The attacking power of Sanat Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 11 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Sanat Naft in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sanat Naft - Tractor 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Tractor Sazi wins - draws - Sanat Naft wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Alekasir 10 goals |   S. Ansari 5 goals |  E. Hajsafi 3 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 36% | 55% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 18% | 32% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 18% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 18% | 41% |
| 45% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 36% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 32% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | 150 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 56 | 111 |
| 84 | 57 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 24 | 43 |
| 23% | 21% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 25% | 47% |
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sanat Naft have won significantly less corners away then 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 at home as Sanat Naft have scored 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 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Padideh Khorasan | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 | Foolad | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Sanat Naft | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Machine Sazi | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Zob Ahan | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Pars Jam Bushehr | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Saipa | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Shahin Bushehr | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | Paykan | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 15 |