Match Report
Havadar, 16th on 22 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Malavan (7th, 39). Scoring rates set the scale: Havadar 0.57 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Malavan 1.1 and 1.1, with the league averaging 0.99.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Havadar. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Havadar, 12/15 for Malavan.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Havadar 3, draws 1, Malavan 1, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium in Teheran, capacity 8,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Havadar led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.