Match Report
Mes Rafsanjan (16th, 15 pts) visited Aluminium Arak (13th, 22 pts) with 7 points between them. Aluminium Arak ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Aluminium Arak 0.64 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Mes Rafsanjan 0.59 and 1.32, with the league averaging 0.91.
Momentum sat with Aluminium Arak, winners of their last four. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Aluminium Arak against 4/15 for Mes Rafsanjan.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Aluminium Arak, 3 draws and 4 for Mes Rafsanjan, at 1.86 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Imam Khomeini Stadium (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Aluminium Arak 49% · Mes Rafsanjan 51% · Total shots: 2-11 · Corners: 3-3