2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iranjavan Bushehr | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5/15 | 5-6 |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 15 | D1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3/15 | 5-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iranjavan Bushehr | 12 | 34 | 38 | -2 | LWDLW | 9 | +3 |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 18 | 33 | 11 | -47 | LLLLL | 18 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-03-06
On the table this was a mismatch: Iranjavan Bushehr (12th, 38 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Esteghlal Ahvaz (18th, 11 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Iranjavan Bushehr 1.15 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Esteghlal Ahvaz 0.55 and 1.97, with the league averaging 1.01.
Esteghlal Ahvaz had gone 15 games without a win, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Shahid Beheshti Stadium in Bushehr (capacity 20,000).
