The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Tractor Sazi are in the 7th position while the guesting Sanat Naft worry at 11th.
- Tractor Sazi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sanat Naft have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tractor Sazi form and stats
Tractor Sazi's results here at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium in the Persian Gulf Pro League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
In the game before, an away victory in the AFC Champions League match versus Al Sharjah with a 2-0 scoreline.
Tractor have scored 6 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Tractor have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanat Naft form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sanat Naft so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Sanat Naft are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Nassaji Mazandaran fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Sanat, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of Sanat have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 655 minutes.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sanat Naft's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sanat Naft - Tractor 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Tractor 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
  M. Abbaszadeh 9 goals |   T. Rikani 6 goals | R. Khaleghifar 3 goals |
Tractor Sazi missing players
Sanat Naft missing players
| Tractor Sazi | Sanat Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 80% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 86% |
| 55% | 30% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 36% | 48% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 40% | 70% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 24% | 21% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 30% |
- Sanat Naft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sanat Naft have the most points from losing position (9) in Persian Gulf Pro League
- Tractor Sazi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Persian Gulf Pro League
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Persepolis | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Gol Gohar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Aluminium Arak | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Foolad | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Paykan | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Padideh Khorasan | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Sanat Naft | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Zob Ahan | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Saipa | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Machine Sazi | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 11 |