Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Naft Tehran (1st, 49 pts) and Foolad Novin Ahvaz (12th, 29 pts). Foolad Novin Ahvaz's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Naft Tehran 1.19 scored and 0.62 conceded per game, Foolad Novin Ahvaz 1 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.1.
Takhti Stadium in Teheran, capacity 15,000, hosted the game.


