Match Report
41 points for Esteghlal (1st), 36 for Gol Gohar (4th): a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Gol Gohar no better than 9th for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.32/0.73 for Esteghlal and 1.04/1.04 for Gol Gohar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.91.
Esteghlal had not lost in 12 games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Esteghlal, 0 for Gol Gohar and 3 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Azadi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 100,000. On the scoreboard, Gol Gohar led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Gol Gohar: Pouria Shahrabadi (37')