Iran - Azadegan LeagueNaft Gachsaran StadiumData current as of 18 July 2026

Naft Gachsaran vs Saipa: match statistics

Naft Gachsaran crest
Naft Gachsaran
2 : 1half-time 1:0
Saipa crest
Saipa

Naft Gachsaran vs Saipa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Naft Gachsaran play Saipa in Azadegan League (Iran). The match date is 21 May 2026 at 17:00. Venue: Naft Gachsaran Stadium. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Naft Gachsaran: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Saipa: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Naft Gachsaran scores 0.74 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Saipa scores 0.88 and concedes 0.53. League average: 1.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Naft Gachsaran 44%, Saipa 26%. Over 2.5: Naft Gachsaran 32%, Saipa 26%. League level: BTTS 30%, Over 2.5 22%.

xG, shots and style

Saipa has higher xG: 1.18 vs 0.66. Naft Gachsaran: 0.5 shots per match, Saipa: 4.1.

Match halves

Naft Gachsaran: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.35. Saipa: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Naft Gachsaran: 76-90+ (10 goals). Saipa: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Azadegan League: 1.59 goals per match, BTTS 30%, Over 2.5 22%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Saipa is the favorite for this match and I predict an away win; Saipa sits 5th in the table while Naft Gachsaran are 13th. This season Saipa have scored 20 and conceded 13, whereas Naft have a 18–25 record, clearly indicating the visitors’ defensive edge. Away, Saipa concedes only 0.58 goals per game on average and keep clean sheets in 67% of matches, while Naft at home concede 0.82 and have 36% clean sheets, so the visitors are more defensively stable. Saipa also constructs more chances — averaging 9.4 shots and 4.4 on target away with xG 1.3 — whereas Naft at home average 0.91 goals per game and xG data is unavailable, suggesting lower-quality attacking chances for the hosts; over the last 5 matches both teams have scored 5 goals each, but Saipa averages 1.6 points per game in the last 5 versus 1.2 for Naft. Therefore I assign a 44% probability to a Saipa win, 36% to a draw and 20% to a home victory, based on the superior goal record (20–13), higher chance-creation efficiency (xG 1.3, 9.4 shots) and more stable away defence.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

-1Possession (%)-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-1Shots-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-1Shots on target-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0xG0
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-1Corners-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0Dangerous attacks0
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-1Fouls-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-1Cards-1
Naft GachsaranSaipa

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.

Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.74Goals scored / match0.88
Naft GachsaranSaipa
1.21Goals conceded / match0.53
Naft GachsaranSaipa
13%Average possession26%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-0.24Shots on target / match1.15
Naft GachsaranSaipa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

0.47Shots per match4.06
Naft GachsaranSaipa
-0.24Shots on target1.15
Naft GachsaranSaipa
156.3%Shot conversion21.7%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
13%Possession26%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.66xG for1.18
Naft GachsaranSaipa
1.38xG against0.87
Naft GachsaranSaipa

Shooting quality

Naft Gachsaran: Counter-attackingSaipa: Counter-attacking
Naft GachsaranSaipa
Accuracy (shots on target)-51%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)1.400.29
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.77

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.

Saipa is 1100% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Naft Gachsaran · 2.4 pts / match - Saipa

Naft Gachsaran
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W41% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-14-13
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-7
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Saipa
WLWWW
Season result split
47% W32% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-11-7
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.92Opponent xG: 0.86BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Saipa is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

0.74 goals / match - Naft Gachsaran · 0.88 goals / match - Saipa

Saipa is 128% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.21 goals / match - Naft Gachsaran · 0.53 goals / match - Saipa

Naft Gachsaran scoring profile: more difficult

Naft Gachsaran scores in 56% of matches (19 of 34 matches), while Saipa keeps a clean sheet in 68% (23 of 34 matches).

Saipa scoring profile: strong

Saipa scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Naft Gachsaran keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

25Goals scored (season)30
Naft GachsaranSaipa
41Goals conceded (season)18
Naft GachsaranSaipa
1.94Average goals in match1.41
Naft GachsaranSaipa
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Naft GachsaranSaipa
12Goals conceded (last 5)2
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How often they score at least...

56%1 goal68%
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18%2 goals18%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0%3 goals3%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0%4 goals0%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal32%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
32%2 goals18%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
15%3 goals3%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
3%4 goals0%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

* 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.

30%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time9%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0%BTTS in both halves3%
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12%Scored in both halves15%
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BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
40%BTTS - last 520%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

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

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time44%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time12%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

2nd half

59%Min. 1 goal after half-time62%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time18%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

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.

Saipa is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - Naft Gachsaran · 1.44 pts / match - Saipa

Naft Gachsaran - half-time state
21% leading53% draw26% trailing
Saipa - half-time state
26% leading65% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)1.44
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.18
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.97Average goals (1st half)0.59
Naft GachsaranSaipa
59%Clean sheet before half-time82%
Naft GachsaranSaipa
65%No goal before half-time65%
Naft GachsaranSaipa

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.56
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.35Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.35
Naft GachsaranSaipa
0.97Average goals (2nd half)0.82
Naft GachsaranSaipa
56%Clean sheet after half-time74%
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68%No goal after half-time53%
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Naft Gachsaran - second-half results

15% W53% R32% P
39
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Saipa - second-half results

35% W50% R15% P
49
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding181%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Naft Gachsaran - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Saipa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Naft Gachsaran
ScoredConceded
1
7
0-15
4
6
16-30
8
7
31-45
1
6
46-60
1
2
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Saipa
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
6
1
31-45
5
2
46-60
4
4
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

1.68
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Naft Gachsaran

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.4 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.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
175%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.83
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Saipa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
128%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 (Azadegan League).

Teams vs league

Naft GachsaranLigaSaipa
Average goals in match 1.941.59 1.41
Both teams scored 44%30% 26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%22% 26%
Clean sheets 29%46% 68%
Goal before half-time 59%46% 44%
Goal after half-time 59%57% 62%

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

1.59
Average goals per match
30%
Both teams scored
22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
46%
Clean sheets
0.90
Home goals / match
0.69
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
46%
1 goal
15%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Naft Gachsaran 0 - 1 - 0 Saipa. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Saipa FC
0 : 0
Naft Gachsaran

FAQ

What was the result of Naft Gachsaran vs Saipa?

The Azadegan League match finished Naft Gachsaran 2:1 Saipa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Naft Gachsaran vs Saipa?

Naft Gachsaran score 0.74 goals per game on average and Saipa 0.88. The Azadegan League average is 1.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 22% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Naft Gachsaran's matches and 26% of Saipa's.

What form are Naft Gachsaran and Saipa in?

Over the last 5 games Naft Gachsaran have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Saipa 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Naft Gachsaran vs Saipa?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.