About Match
The table reads 1st (Tractor Sazi, 16 pts) against 2nd (Esteghlal, 15 pts), 1 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Tractor Sazi 1.14 scored and 0.14 conceded per game, Esteghlal 1.29 and 0.14, with the league averaging 0.87. Esteghlal would climb to 18 points with a win and up to 1st, overtaking Tractor Sazi (other results held equal).
Defeat has not touched Esteghlal in 10 games.
10 meetings are on record — 3 won by Tractor Sazi, 4 by Esteghlal, 3 drawn, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
The venue is Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium in Tabriz, with room for 70,000 spectators.




