Match Report
Esteghlal Khuzestan (11th, 25 pts) visited Tractor Sazi (2nd, 39 pts) with 14 points between them. The last five rounds placed Esteghlal Khuzestan 6th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Per game in the league, Tractor Sazi were scoring 1.36 and conceding 0.55, Esteghlal Khuzestan 0.73 and 1.05, against a competition average of 0.91 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Esteghlal Khuzestan. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Tractor Sazi against 1/15 for Esteghlal Khuzestan.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 5 for Tractor Sazi, 0 for Esteghlal Khuzestan and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The venue was Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, with room for 70,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Tractor Sazi 69% · Esteghlal Khuzestan 31% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-1