Match Report
In the standings it was Esteghlal Khuzestan 11th on 25 points, Aluminium Arak 13th on 22 — separated by 3. On the form table Esteghlal Khuzestan stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall.
12 games without a win framed Aluminium Arak's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Esteghlal Khuzestan win, 2 for Aluminium Arak, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal Khuzestan: Amirhossein Jalalivand (58') · Aluminium Arak: Koroush Ezhdehakosh (15')