| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 13 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10/15 | 14-5 |
| Zambia | 6 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10/15 | 10-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5 | WWWLW | 6 | +10 |
| Zambia | 68 | 7 | 7 | -3 | LDLLW | 77 | -9 |
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 2008-05-24
Zambia (68th, 7 pts) visited Iran (16th, 14 pts) with 7 points between them. On the form table Iran stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/0.5 for Iran and 1.29/1.71 for Zambia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Zambia arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The venue was Azadi Stadium in Teheran, with room for 76,807 spectators.
