Match Report
2 points and 7 places separated them: Paykan 8th with 8, Esteghlal Khuzestan 15th with 6. Esteghlal Khuzestan's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 0.87 goals per team per game, Paykan ran at 0.71 scored and 0.86 conceded, Esteghlal Khuzestan at 0.57 and 1.29.
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.