Match Report
Foolad went into the game 7th in the table on 31 points; Aluminium Arak sat 13th on 22 — a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Foolad 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Foolad were scoring 0.95 and conceding 0.73, Aluminium Arak 0.64 and 0.95, against a competition average of 0.91 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Aluminium Arak for 5 matches.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Foolad, 1 draw and 1 for Aluminium Arak, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Ghadir Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Foolad 48% · Aluminium Arak 52% · Total shots: 12-4 · Corners: 4-3