2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 15 | L1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2/15 | 5-11 |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4/15 | 4-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 18 | 33 | 11 | -47 | LLLLL | 18 | 0 |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | 9 | 34 | 46 | 3 | LLLWL | 16 | -7 |
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 2017-02-27
35 points separated the sides: Nassaji Mazandaran 9th on 46, Esteghlal Ahvaz 18th on 11. Nassaji Mazandaran's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.55/1.97 for Esteghlal Ahvaz and 1.29/1.21 for Nassaji Mazandaran (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Esteghlal Ahvaz had gone 15 games without a win.
Ahvāz Takhti in Ahwaz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 51,000.
