Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Baderan 5th with 56 points, Foolad Yazd 17th with 30, 26 apart. Recent form flatters Foolad Yazd's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Per game in the league, Foolad Yazd were scoring 0.59 and conceding 1.24, Baderan 0.97 and 0.62, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Foolad Yazd's arrival.
Nasiri Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.