Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueData current as of 22 July 2026

Foolad vs Persepolis: match statistics

Foolad crest
Foolad
3 : 1half-time 1:0
Persepolis crest
Persepolis
125%(4.11)
X30%(3.01)
245%(1.87)

Persepolis occupies the second position in the table and presents significantly better form than Foolad, who are placed 11th. The visitors have won 50% of their away matches this season, while the hosts have triumphed in only 25% of their home games. Persepolis has much better offensive efficiency, scoring an average of 1 goal per away match with 2.5 shots on target, whereas Foolad scores a mere 0.25 goals on average in home matches. Additionally, Persepolis controls 60% of possession away and has a positive goal difference (+2), unlike Foolad (-1). Recent form also favors the visitors, who have earned 2 points per game in the last five matches, compared to 1.6 points for the hosts.

Foolad vs Persepolis: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Foolad play Persepolis in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 28 January 2026 at 14:30. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Foolad: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Persepolis: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Foolad scores 0.95 and concedes 0.73 goals per match. Persepolis scores 1.05 and concedes 0.86. League average: 1.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Foolad 41%, Persepolis 50%. Over 2.5: Foolad 27%, Persepolis 36%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

xG, shots and style

Persepolis has higher xG: 1.13 vs 0.98. Foolad: 4.2 shots per match, Persepolis: 1.9.

Match halves

Foolad: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.73. Persepolis: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Foolad: 76-90+ (9 goals). Persepolis: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.79 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 28%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Persepolis occupies the second position in the table and presents significantly better form than Foolad, who are placed 11th. The visitors have won 50% of their away matches this season, while the hosts have triumphed in only 25% of their home games. Persepolis has much better offensive efficiency, scoring an average of 1 goal per away match with 2.5 shots on target, whereas Foolad scores a mere 0.25 goals on average in home matches. Additionally, Persepolis controls 60% of possession away and has a positive goal difference (+2), unlike Foolad (-1). Recent form also favors the visitors, who have earned 2 points per game in the last five matches, compared to 1.6 points for the hosts.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
FooladPersepolis
-1Shots-1
FooladPersepolis
-1Shots on target-1
FooladPersepolis
0xG0
FooladPersepolis
-1Corners-1
FooladPersepolis
0Dangerous attacks0
FooladPersepolis
-1Fouls-1
FooladPersepolis
3Cards1
FooladPersepolis

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.95Goals scored / match1.05
FooladPersepolis
0.73Goals conceded / match0.86
FooladPersepolis
22%Average possession19%
FooladPersepolis
0.73Shots on target / match0.41
FooladPersepolis

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

4.18Shots per match1.95
FooladPersepolis
0.73Shots on target0.41
FooladPersepolis
22.8%Shot conversion53.5%
FooladPersepolis
22%Possession19%
FooladPersepolis
0.98xG for1.13
FooladPersepolis
0.9xG against0.72
FooladPersepolis

Shooting quality

Foolad: Counter-attackingPersepolis: Counter-attacking
FooladPersepolis
Accuracy (shots on target)17%21%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.230.58
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.302.56

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Foolad is 333% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Foolad · 0.6 pts / match - Persepolis

Foolad
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
32% W45% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-10-5
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.14Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Persepolis
LWLLL
Season result split
41% W32% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-6
1.55 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Persepolis is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

0.95 goals / match - Foolad · 1.05 goals / match - Persepolis

Foolad is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.73 goals / match - Foolad · 0.86 goals / match - Persepolis

Foolad scoring profile: mixed

Foolad scores in 55% of matches (12 of 22 matches), while Persepolis keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 matches).

Persepolis scoring profile: very strong

Persepolis scores in 82% of matches (18 of 22 matches), while Foolad keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

21Goals scored (season)23
FooladPersepolis
16Goals conceded (season)19
FooladPersepolis
1.68Average goals in match1.91
FooladPersepolis
12Goals scored (last 5)4
FooladPersepolis
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
FooladPersepolis

How often they score at least...

55%1 goal82%
FooladPersepolis
32%2 goals18%
FooladPersepolis
9%3 goals5%
FooladPersepolis
0%4 goals0%
FooladPersepolis

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal55%
FooladPersepolis
9%2 goals23%
FooladPersepolis
0%3 goals9%
FooladPersepolis
0%4 goals0%
FooladPersepolis

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time14%
FooladPersepolis
0%BTTS in both halves0%
FooladPersepolis
18%Scored in both halves14%
FooladPersepolis

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
FooladPersepolis
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FooladPersepolis
80%BTTS - last 560%
FooladPersepolis

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

45%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
FooladPersepolis
9%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
FooladPersepolis
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
FooladPersepolis

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
FooladPersepolis
18%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
FooladPersepolis
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
FooladPersepolis

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Persepolis is 36% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Foolad · 1.36 pts / match - Persepolis

Foolad - half-time state
14% leading59% draw27% trailing
Persepolis - half-time state
32% leading41% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.36
FooladPersepolis
0.23Goals scored (1st half)0.45
FooladPersepolis
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
FooladPersepolis
0.59Average goals (1st half)0.86
FooladPersepolis
64%Clean sheet before half-time64%
FooladPersepolis
82%No goal before half-time55%
FooladPersepolis

After half-time (2nd half)

1.86Points per match (2nd half)1.36
FooladPersepolis
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
FooladPersepolis
0.36Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
FooladPersepolis
1.09Average goals (2nd half)1.05
FooladPersepolis
68%Clean sheet after half-time59%
FooladPersepolis
45%No goal after half-time50%
FooladPersepolis

Foolad - second-half results

50% W36% R14% P
22
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding229%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Persepolis - second-half results

27% W55% R18% P
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Foolad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.003.00
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+2+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Persepolis - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Foolad
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
1
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Persepolis
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
4
16-30
5
1
31-45
1
3
46-60
2
2
61-75
10
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.79
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Foolad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

Persepolis

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.95
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Persian Gulf Pro League).

Teams vs league

FooladLigaPersepolis
Average goals in match 1.681.79 1.91
Both teams scored 41%38% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%28% 36%
Clean sheets 36%41% 45%
Goal before half-time 45%54% 68%
Goal after half-time 68%62% 64%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.79
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
28%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
41%
Clean sheets
1.01
Home goals / match
0.79
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
54%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Foolad 0 - 1 - 0 Persepolis. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Persepolis
1 : 1
Foolad

FAQ

What was the result of Foolad vs Persepolis?

The Persian Gulf Pro League match finished Foolad 3:1 Persepolis. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Foolad vs Persepolis?

Foolad score 0.95 goals per game on average and Persepolis 1.05. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 28% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Foolad's matches and 50% of Persepolis's.

What form are Foolad and Persepolis in?

Over the last 5 games Foolad have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Persepolis 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Foolad vs Persepolis?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Foolad vs Persepolis: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.