Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Esteghlal Khuzestan 11th with 25, Paykan 12th with 24. Esteghlal Khuzestan had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Esteghlal Khuzestan 0, draws 2, Paykan 3, at 1 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.