Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Shahrdari Astara 14th with 33, Esteghlal Mollasani 12th with 38. On the form table Shahrdari Astara stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Shahrdari Astara 0.65 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Esteghlal Mollasani 0.76 and 0.97, with the league averaging 0.96.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Shahrdari Astara, 2 draws and 2 for Esteghlal Mollasani, at 0.75 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Vahdat Stadium in Astara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.