Match Report
Aluminium Arak, 11th with 37 points, sat 23 points above Machine Sazi (16th, 14). Aluminium Arak's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Machine Sazi 0.63 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Aluminium Arak 0.83 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.
Machine Sazi entered with three losses in a row. Defeat had not touched Aluminium Arak in 6 games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Machine Sazi against 9/15 for Aluminium Arak.
The venue was Bonyan Diesel Stadium (Tabrīz (Tabriz)), with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Machine Sazi: S. Hosseinpour (70') · Aluminium Arak: H. Pakdel (84')
Key stats
Possession: Machine Sazi 53% · Aluminium Arak 47% · Total shots: 5-8 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 1-3