2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Sazi Tabriz | 9 | D2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3/15 | 2-6 |
| Esteghlal | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4/15 | 4-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Sazi Tabriz | 16 | 30 | 16 | -27 | LLLLL | 16 | 0 |
| Esteghlal | 2 | 30 | 57 | 18 | DWLWW | 2 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-02-01
The table gap was wide: 41 points between Esteghlal (2nd, 57 pts) and Machine Sazi Tabriz (16th, 16 pts). Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Machine Sazi Tabriz ran at 0.6 scored and 1.5 conceded, Esteghlal at 1.5 and 0.9.
Machine Sazi Tabriz had gone 7 games without a win.
The match was played at Bagh Shomal Stadium in Tabriz (capacity 25,000). Esteghlal led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
