2011/2012| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etka | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3/15 | 3-7 |
| Persepolis Shomal | 5 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8/15 | 8-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etka | 8 | 26 | 34 | 1 | WLDDW | 5 | +3 |
| Persepolis Shomal | 9 | 26 | 33 | 0 | LLLWL | 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 2012-03-08
Etka went into the game 8th in the table on 34 points; Persepolis Shomal sat 9th on 33 — a 1-point gap. On recent form Persepolis Shomal sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Against a league average of 0.95 goals per team per game, Etka ran at 0.81 scored and 0.77 conceded, Persepolis Shomal at 1 and 1.
The venue was Azadi Stadium in Teheran, with room for 100,000 spectators.
