Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Foolad 7th with 31, Paykan 12th with 24. The last five rounds placed Foolad 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 0.91 goals per team per game, Foolad ran at 0.95 scored and 0.73 conceded, Paykan at 0.65 and 0.91.
Foolad had gone 5 games without a win. Paykan were winless in 8.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for Foolad, 3 for Paykan and 4 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 11% of the meetings went to the host.
Ghadir Stadium, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Foolad: Ehsan Mahroughi (65')
Key stats
Possession: Foolad 55% · Paykan 45% · Total shots: 5-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-5