Match Report
39 points separated the sides: Esteghlal 3rd on 53, Machine Sazi 16th on 14. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, Machine Sazi ran at 0.63 scored and 1.73 conceded, Esteghlal at 1.24 and 0.66.
Machine Sazi had gone 5 games without a win. Esteghlal arrived off three consecutive draws.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Machine Sazi, 2 by Esteghlal, 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
Bonyan Diesel Stadium (Tabrīz (Tabriz)), capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Esteghlal led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal: Mohammad Naderi (19'), A. Motahari (42')
Key stats
Possession: Machine Sazi 43% · Esteghlal 57% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-3