Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Esteghlal Mollasani (8th, 46 pts) and Machine Sazi (18th, 12 pts). Recent form flatters Esteghlal Mollasani's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Esteghlal Mollasani ran at 0.91 scored and 0.79 conceded, Machine Sazi at 0.85 and 2.38.
Esteghlal Mollasani had drawn three in a row. Machine Sazi had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Esteghlal Mollasani had taken 9 of 15 points to Machine Sazi's 1.
The venue was Ahvāz Takhti in Ahwaz, with room for 51,000 spectators. Esteghlal Mollasani led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 6-1 full-time score.




