2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | 11 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10/15 | 6-4 |
| Foolad Yazd | 13 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-6 |
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 Khuzestan | 1 | 26 | 46 | 6 | WLWDL | 6 | -5 |
| Foolad Yazd | 10 | 26 | 31 | 0 | WWLWW | 1 | +9 |
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 2013-04-16
15 points separated the sides: Esteghlal Khuzestan 1st on 46, Foolad Yazd 10th on 31. Foolad Yazd had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Esteghlal Khuzestan were scoring 0.92 and conceding 0.69, Foolad Yazd 1 and 1, against a competition average of 0.99 goals per team per game.
The venue was Ahvāz Takhti in Ahwaz, with room for 51,000 spectators.
