Match Report
Paykan, 12th on 24 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Esteghlal (1st, 41). Against a league average of 0.91 goals per team per game, Paykan ran at 0.65 scored and 0.91 conceded, Esteghlal at 1.32 and 0.73.
Esteghlal's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Paykan, 4 draws and 5 for Esteghlal, at 1.56 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 22% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Paykan: Ali Azadmanesh (74')