Match Report
Esteghlal Khuzestan went into the game 11th in the table on 25 points; Zob Ahan sat 15th on 19 — a 6-point gap. Recent form flatters Esteghlal Khuzestan's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Esteghlal Khuzestan 0.73 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, Zob Ahan 0.57 and 0.9, with the league averaging 0.91.
Esteghlal Khuzestan had gone 9 games without a win. Zob Ahan arrived off four consecutive draws.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 2 for Esteghlal Khuzestan, 4 for Zob Ahan and 1 drawn, at 1.86 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
Ghadir Stadium, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Esteghlal Khuzestan led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal Khuzestan: Hojjat Ahmadi (45'), Amirhossein Jalalivand (50')
Key stats
Possession: Esteghlal Khuzestan 55% · Zob Ahan 45% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 6-3