Match Report
2 points and 5 places separated them: Paykan 12th with 5, Esteghlal Khuzestan 17th with 3. Against a league average of 0.87 goals per team per game, Paykan ran at 0.6 scored and 1 conceded, Esteghlal Khuzestan at 0.6 and 1.6.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Paykan 3, draws 3, Esteghlal Khuzestan 0, at 0.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
The venue was Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, with room for 22,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.