2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroye Zamini | 7 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 3-5 |
| Etka | 6 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7/15 | 6-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroye Zamini | 5 | 26 | 38 | 6 | DDLWL | 10 | -5 |
| Etka | 9 | 25 | 32 | 7 | DDLLD | 13 | -4 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-05-07
6 points and 4 places separated them: Niroye Zamini 5th with 38, Etka 9th with 32. Niroye Zamini's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Niroye Zamini 0.96 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Etka 1.44 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.11.
Jey Stadium in Teheran staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
