Match Report
Zob Ahan, 15th on 19 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Esteghlal (1st, 41). Scoring rates set the scale: Zob Ahan 0.57 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Esteghlal 1.32 and 0.73, with the league averaging 0.91.
Zob Ahan had not won in 7 games. The last-five ledger: Zob Ahan 3/15, Esteghlal 10/15.
10 meetings are on record — 2 won by Zob Ahan, 3 by Esteghlal, 5 drawn, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture.
M. Heydari officiated: 13 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. Folād Shahr Stadium, capacity 15,559, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.