Regular Season - 10 · 21 October 2026, 13:30 UTC

Tractor Sazi vs Sanat Naft Persian Gulf Pro League prediction

Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, Tabriz

Our model says: Tractor Sazi 2–0 Sanat Naft

The model makes it 71% Tractor Sazi, 20% draw, 9% Sanat Naft — fair odds of 1.41, 5.00 and 11.11. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (16%).

Expected goals: Tractor Sazi 2.24, Sanat Naft 0.51.

Both teams to score: 36%. Over 2.5 goals: 52%, under 2.5: 48%.

Model confidence: High.

One-sided: Tractor Sazi are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.

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Key facts

  • Tractor Sazi are top on 17 points from 8 games; Sanat Naft are bottom on 4 points from 8 games — Persian Gulf Pro League.
  • Tractor Sazi have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-1 draw at home to Esteghlal FC.
  • Sanat Naft have not won in their last 5 games, most recently a 1-3 defeat away to Persepolis FC.
  • Last 6 meetings: Tractor Sazi 5 wins to 1, 0 draws; the most recent, 1 June 2024, ended Sanat Naft 0–3 Tractor Sazi.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Tractor Sazi vs Sanat Naft

36%
Both teams to score
52%
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Tractor Sazi win Draw Sanat Naft win
  1. 2–016%
  2. 1–014%
  3. 3–012%
  4. 2–18%
  5. 1–18%
  6. 0–07%
  7. 4–07%

Scores read Tractor Sazi first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 29%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Tractor Sazi at 71% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 307 forecasts have landed in the 65–100% band; those outcomes actually happened 62.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 74.2%. In this range the model is over-confident, so read the figure above as optimistic rather than literal.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Tractor Sazi vs Sanat Naft

Tractor Sazi

  • D1-1Esteghlal FC8 October 2026
  • L0-1away to Esteghlal Khuzestan10 September 2026
  • W1-0Gol Gohar5 September 2026
  • D0-0away to Shams Azar Qazvin1 September 2026
  • W2-0away to Chadormalu SC28 August 2026

Sanat Naft

  • L1-3away to Persepolis FC9 October 2026
  • L1-2Chadormalu SC12 September 2026
  • L0-2away to Paykan6 September 2026
  • D0-0Sepahan FC2 September 2026
  • D0-0away to Mes Shahr-e Babak29 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Persian Gulf Pro League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Tractor Sazi852192+717
18Sanat Naft8044311-84

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Tractor Sazi

Chance to finish top of the regular season · 29% today

Win 34%
Draw 12%
Defeat 6%

Sanat Naft

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 85% today

Win 53%
Draw 81%
Defeat 88%

From our Persian Gulf Pro League season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Tractor Sazi vs Sanat Naft

  • 1 June 2024Sanat Naft 0–3 Tractor SaziPersian Gulf Pro League
  • 30 December 2023Tractor Sazi 3–0 Sanat NaftPersian Gulf Pro League
  • 28 February 2023Sanat Naft 1–3 Tractor SaziPersian Gulf Pro League
  • 10 September 2022Tractor Sazi 1–0 Sanat NaftPersian Gulf Pro League
  • 12 February 2022Sanat Naft 1–0 Tractor SaziPersian Gulf Pro League
  • 25 October 2021Tractor Sazi 3–0 Sanat NaftPersian Gulf Pro League

A clear gap in the ratings

Tractor Sazi carry a model rating of 6.71 against 6.1 for Sanat Naft. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 2.24 goals for Tractor Sazi and 0.51 for Sanat Naft. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Tractor Sazi rate 0.71 in attack and 0.98 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Sanat Naft rate 0.43 and 1.94.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Tractor Sazi a 28.8% chance of the title and Sanat Naft 0%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,776 correct results out of 3,725 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Tractor Sazi the highest probability at 71%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.24 expected goals for Tractor Sazi against 0.51 for Sanat Naft. Tractor Sazi's attack/defence rating is 0.71/0.98 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.43/1.94 for Sanat Naft.

Season stats

Tractor SaziSanat Naft
8Matches8
5W 2D 1LRecord0W 4D 4L
9 1.1 per gameGoals scored3 0.4 per game
2 0.3 per gameGoals conceded11 1.4 per game
6 of 8Clean sheets3 of 8
2 of 8Failed to score5 of 8
1 of 1Penalties scored1 of 1
12 1.5 per gameYellow cards8 1.0 per game

Tractor Sazi at home · Sanat Naft away

4Played4
3W 1D 0LRecord0W 2D 2L
5–1Goals for – against1–5
3 of 4Clean sheets2 of 4

League matches only, Persian Gulf Pro League, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Persian Gulf Pro League matches this season: Tractor Sazi 8, Sanat Naft 8.

Tractor Sazi scored 003114
Sanat Naft conceded 213302

Tractor Sazi score most often in the 76–90 minute window (4 goals); Sanat Naft have let in 2 there.

Sanat Naft scored 100011
Tractor Sazi conceded 010100

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 4 matches, by difficulty

Tractor Sazi

Sanat Naft

  • vs Gol Gohar31 Oct · Persian Gulf Pro Leaguewin 25%
  • at Shams Azar Qazvin5 Nov · Persian Gulf Pro Leaguewin 20%

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.