2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaye Arak | 14 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10/15 | 8-3 |
| Homa Tehran | 13 | L3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1/15 | 4-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaye Arak | 4 | 26 | 45 | 14 | WWLWL | 3 | +1 |
| Homa Tehran | 13 | 26 | 21 | -11 | LLLLL | 14 | -1 |
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 2009-05-31
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sanaye Arak 4th with 45 points, Homa Tehran 13th with 21, 24 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Sanaye Arak 1.42 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Homa Tehran 0.81 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.19.
Homa Tehran arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Sanaye Arak held 10 points of 15 and Homa Tehran 1.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
