Paykan sit 9th in the Persian Gulf Pro League on 9 points from 8 matches, having scored 6 and conceded 7. On the model's scale they rate 0.51 in attack and 1.51 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Persian Gulf Pro League averages of 0.62 and 1.61: below the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently drawing with Shams Azar Qazvin 1-1 at home. That is 1.13 points a match, scoring 0.75 and conceding 0.88 per game across 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That leaves them 8 points behind Tractor Sazi at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 14th-best attack and the 7th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 4 clean sheets. Next they travel to Fajr Sepasi in the Persian Gulf Pro League on 19 October 2026, a match the model gives them 31%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, on one scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side, so clubs in lower divisions read below it — how the ratings are built.
Persian Gulf Pro League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9:2 | +7 | WDWLD | 17 |
| 2 | Persepolis FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15:4 | +11 | LWDWW | 16 |
| 3 | Esteghlal FC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10:2 | +8 | DDDWD | 16 |
| 4 | Sepahan FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13:6 | +7 | WDWWW | 16 |
| 5 | Foolad FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9:5 | +4 | DLWWW | 15 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10:6 | +4 | DWDDL | 13 |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10:7 | +3 | LLLWW | 13 |
| 8 | Fajr Sepasi | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6:10 | -4 | DDLLW | 10 |
| 9 | Paykan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6:7 | -1 | DLWLD | 9 |
| 10 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5:7 | -2 | LWWDD | 9 |
| 11 | Chadormalu SC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6:11 | -5 | LDWWD | 9 |
| 12 | Malavan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7:11 | -4 | LLWDL | 8 |
| 13 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 | LDWLD | 7 |
| 14 | ZOB Ahan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5:8 | -3 | DWLDL | 7 |
| 15 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7:10 | -3 | WDLLD | 6 |
| 16 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4:12 | -8 | DDLWL | 6 |
| 17 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6:12 | -6 | DDLDL | 5 |
| 18 | Sanat Naft | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3:11 | -8 | DDLLL | 4 |
- AFC Champions League
- AFC Champions League 2
- Relegation
Paykan sit 9 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- D1-1Shams Azar Qazvin10 October 2026
- L0-1away to Esteghlal FC10 September 2026
- W2-0Sanat Naft6 September 2026
- L0-1away to ZOB Ahan2 September 2026
- D0-0Esteghlal Khuzestan28 August 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Paykan vs Fajr Sepasi
Paykan travel to Fajr Sepasi on 19 October 2026, 13:15 UTC. The model makes it 31% Paykan, 28% draw and 41% Fajr Sepasi, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.20 expected goals for Paykan against 1.45. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 54% and over 2.5 goals at 49%.
Full preview and model analysis for Paykan vs Fajr Sepasi
Recent meetings with Fajr Sepasi
- 1 November 2025Paykan 2–2 Fajr SepasiPersian Gulf Pro League
- 25 February 2025Paykan 1–1 Fajr SepasiAzadegan League
- 9 October 2024Fajr Sepasi 0–2 PaykanAzadegan League
- 28 February 2022Fajr Sepasi 1–1 PaykanPersian Gulf Pro League
- 19 November 2021Paykan 0–1 Fajr SepasiPersian Gulf Pro League
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.