Paykan sit 11th in the Persian Gulf Pro League on 14 points from 12 matches, having scored 11 and conceded 12. On the model's scale they rate 0.55 in attack and 1.66 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, 3 draws and 1 defeat, most recently drawing with Nassaji Mazandaran 1-1 at home. That is 1.17 points a match, scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.00 per game across 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That leaves them 12 points behind Sepahan FC at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 11th-best attack and the 10th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 0 clean sheets. Next they travel to Persepolis FC in the Persian Gulf Pro League on 20 November 2026, a match the model gives them 16%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Persian Gulf Pro League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepahan FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23:7 | +16 | WDWWW | 26 |
| 2 | Persepolis FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20:7 | +13 | DWLWL | 23 |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14:5 | +9 | WLDWW | 23 |
| 4 | Foolad FC | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12:6 | +6 | WDWWD | 23 |
| 5 | Esteghlal FC | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14:5 | +9 | WDWDD | 21 |
| 6 | Aluminium Arak | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12:9 | +3 | LLDLW | 17 |
| 7 | Fajr Sepasi | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12:13 | -1 | LWWDW | 17 |
| 8 | Chadormalu SC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12:15 | -3 | DWDWD | 17 |
| 9 | Gol Gohar | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10:9 | +1 | WWLLD | 14 |
| 10 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14:15 | -1 | DWWLL | 14 |
| 11 | Paykan | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11:12 | -1 | DLDWD | 14 |
| 12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8:11 | -3 | DDDLD | 12 |
| 13 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9:16 | -7 | LLWDD | 11 |
| 14 | ZOB Ahan | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6:10 | -4 | LLDDD | 10 |
| 15 | Malavan | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12:18 | -6 | DLDLL | 10 |
| 16 | Sanat Naft | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6:15 | -9 | LLWLW | 10 |
| 17 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7:13 | -6 | LDDLL | 7 |
| 18 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7:23 | -16 | LLLLL | 5 |
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Paykan sit 11 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- D1-1Nassaji Mazandaran7 November 2026
- W3-1away to Mes Shahr-e Babak31 October 2026
- D1-1Malavan25 October 2026
- L0-2away to Fajr Sepasi19 October 2026
- D1-1Shams Azar Qazvin10 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Paykan vs Persepolis FC
Paykan travel to Persepolis FC at Azadi Stadium, Tehran on 20 November 2026, 12:45 UTC. The model makes it 16% Paykan, 23% draw and 61% Persepolis FC, with a most likely scoreline of 2-0. It projects 0.89 expected goals for Paykan against 2.16. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 53% and over 2.5 goals at 59%.
Full preview and model analysis for Paykan vs Persepolis FC
Recent meetings with Persepolis FC
- 9 December 2025Paykan 0–1 Persepolis FCPersian Gulf Pro League
- 17 March 2024Persepolis FC 2–0 PaykanPersian Gulf Pro League
- 19 October 2023Paykan 1–3 Persepolis FCPersian Gulf Pro League
- 6 May 2023Paykan 0–1 Persepolis FCPersian Gulf Pro League
- 25 December 2022Persepolis FC 0–0 PaykanPersian Gulf Pro League
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Paykan
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Tractor Sazi v ZOB Ahan · 28 November 2026
Paykan fans want Tractor Sazi to win: that leaves Paykan's risk of a bottom-four finish at 15.0%, against 20.3% if ZOB Ahan win (15.5% today).
Tractor Sazi win15.0%−0.5Draw16.7%+1.2ZOB Ahan win20.3%+4.8 -
Malavan v Gol Gohar · 19 November 2026
Paykan fans want Gol Gohar to win: that leaves Paykan's risk of a bottom-four finish at 13.5%, against 17.9% if Malavan win (15.5% today).
Malavan win17.9%+2.4Draw15.6%+0.1Gol Gohar win13.5%−2.0 -
Nassaji Mazandaran v Aluminium Arak · 21 November 2026
Paykan fans want Aluminium Arak to win: that leaves Paykan's risk of a bottom-four finish at 13.6%, against 17.5% if Nassaji Mazandaran win (15.5% today).
Nassaji Mazandaran win17.5%+2.0Draw15.4%−0.1Aluminium Arak win13.6%−1.9
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Paykan's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.