About Match
24 points for Paykan (12th), 31 for Foolad (7th): a 7-point gap. On the form table Foolad stand 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. If Paykan win, their total rises to 27 and up to 11th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Foolad enter with three wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Paykan have banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Foolad, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Paykan wins, 3 for Foolad, 4 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.