Match Report
Aluminium Arak (11th, 37 pts) visited Saipa (14th, 26 pts) with 11 points between them. The last five rounds placed Aluminium Arak no better than 16th for form, against 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Saipa 0.63 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Aluminium Arak 0.83 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.
Saipa were winless in 5. Aluminium Arak arrived off three consecutive draws. Saipa had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Aluminium Arak, 7.
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in Teheran, capacity 8,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.


