Iran - Persian Gulf Pro LeagueFolād Shahr StadiumData current as of 31 August 2026

Zob Ahan vs Paykan: match statistics

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Zob Ahan vs Paykan: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Zob Ahan play Paykan in Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran). The match date is 2 September 2026. Venue: Folād Shahr Stadium.

Current form

Zob Ahan: 0-3-1, 0.75 points/match. Paykan: 1-2-1, 1.25 points/match.

Goal statistics

Zob Ahan scores 0.50 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Paykan scores 0.75 and concedes 1.00. League average: 1.86 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Zob Ahan 50%, Paykan 25%. Over 2.5: Zob Ahan 25%, Paykan 25%. League level: BTTS 31%, Over 2.5 25%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Zob Ahan: -1.0 shots per match, Paykan: -1.0.

Match halves

Zob Ahan: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.25. Paykan: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Zob Ahan: 31-45+ (1 goals). Paykan: 31-45+ (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Persian Gulf Pro League: 1.86 goals per match, BTTS 31%, Over 2.5 25%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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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.

0.5Goals scored / match0.75
Zob AhanPaykan
0.75Goals conceded / match1
Zob AhanPaykan
-1%Average possession-1%
Zob AhanPaykan
-1Shots on target / match-1
Zob AhanPaykan

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

-1Shots per match-1
Zob AhanPaykan
-1Shots on target-1
Zob AhanPaykan
-50%Shot conversion-75%
Zob AhanPaykan
-1%Possession-1%
Zob AhanPaykan
0xG for0
Zob AhanPaykan
0xG against0
Zob AhanPaykan

Shooting quality

Zob Ahan: BalancedPaykan: Balanced
Zob AhanPaykan
Accuracy (shots on target)0%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.000.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.00

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.

Paykan is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / match - Zob Ahan · 1.25 pts / match - Paykan

Zob Ahan
DLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W75% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 at home
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 25%
Paykan
LDWD
Season result split
25% W50% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

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.

Paykan is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Zob Ahan · 0.75 goals / match - Paykan

Zob Ahan is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Zob Ahan · 1 goals / match - Paykan

Zob Ahan scoring profile: mixed

Zob Ahan scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Paykan keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

Paykan scoring profile: more difficult

Paykan scores in 25% of matches (1 of 4 matches), while Zob Ahan keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

2Goals scored (season)3
Zob AhanPaykan
3Goals conceded (season)4
Zob AhanPaykan
1.25Average goals in match1.75
Zob AhanPaykan
2Goals scored (last 5)3
Zob AhanPaykan
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Zob AhanPaykan

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%2 goals25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%3 goals25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%4 goals0%
Zob AhanPaykan

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal50%
Zob AhanPaykan
25%2 goals50%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%3 goals0%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%4 goals0%
Zob AhanPaykan

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%BTTS in both halves25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%Scored in both halves25%
Zob AhanPaykan

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Zob AhanPaykan
50%BTTS - last 525%
Zob AhanPaykan

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

25%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Zob AhanPaykan

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time25%
Zob AhanPaykan
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Zob AhanPaykan
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Zob AhanPaykan

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.

Zob Ahan is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Zob Ahan · 0.75 pts / match - Paykan

Zob Ahan - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing
Paykan - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)0.75
Zob AhanPaykan
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.25
Zob AhanPaykan
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
Zob AhanPaykan
0.25Average goals (1st half)1
Zob AhanPaykan
100%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Zob AhanPaykan
75%No goal before half-time75%
Zob AhanPaykan

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Zob AhanPaykan
0.25Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Zob AhanPaykan
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
Zob AhanPaykan
1Average goals (2nd half)0.75
Zob AhanPaykan
50%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Zob AhanPaykan
75%No goal after half-time75%
Zob AhanPaykan

Zob Ahan - second-half results

0% W75% R25% P
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Paykan - second-half results

25% W75% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Zob Ahan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.500.75
Goals scored / match0.30.3
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.31.0
1 goal25%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal75%75%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Paykan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.751.50
Goals scored / match0.30.5
Goals conceded / match0.80.3
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal50%25%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet50%75%
No goal75%75%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 75% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - 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.

Zob Ahan
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Paykan
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
81%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
13%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
38%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Zob Ahan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
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.
-0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.75
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Paykan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
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.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

Zob AhanLigaPaykan
Average goals in match 1.251.86 1.75
Both teams scored 50%31% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%25% 25%
Clean sheets 50%46% 50%
Goal before half-time 25%53% 50%
Goal after half-time 50%61% 25%

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

1.86
Average goals per match
31%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
46%
Clean sheets
0.97
Home goals / match
0.89
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Zob Ahan 0 - 0 - 2 Paykan. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Paykan
2 : 0
Zob Ahan
Zob Ahan
0 : 1
Paykan

FAQ

When do Zob Ahan and Paykan play?

Zob Ahan face Paykan on 2 September 2026 in Persian Gulf Pro League at Folād Shahr Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Zob Ahan and Paykan?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Zob Ahan won 0, Paykan won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Zob Ahan vs Paykan?

Zob Ahan score 0.50 goals per game on average and Paykan 0.75. The Persian Gulf Pro League average is 1.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Zob Ahan's matches and 25% of Paykan's.

What form are Zob Ahan and Paykan in?

Over the last 5 games Zob Ahan have a 0-3-1 record (0.75 points per game) and Paykan 1-2-1 (1.25 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Zob Ahan vs Paykan?

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