Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Esteghlal (1st, 41 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Aluminium Arak (13th, 22 pts). On the form table Aluminium Arak stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall.
Esteghlal had won three straight. Aluminium Arak carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Esteghlal wins, 0 for Aluminium Arak, 2 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal: Munir El Haddadi (45'), Alireza Koushki (64'), Jasir Asani (17') · Aluminium Arak: Rahman Jafari (52')