Match Report
Esteghlal Khuzestan (11th, 25 pts) visited Shams Azar Qazvin (14th, 22 pts) with 3 points between them. Recent form flatters Esteghlal Khuzestan's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 0.65/0.83 for Shams Azar Qazvin and 0.73/1.05 for Esteghlal Khuzestan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.91.
Shams Azar Qazvin had drawn four in a row.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Shams Azar Qazvin, 5 draws and 1 for Esteghlal Khuzestan, at 1.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
Shahid Rajaei Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.