Match Report
9th against 10th, but level on points: Kheybar Khorramabad and Malavan both had 29. Malavan ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 0.91 goals per team per game, Kheybar Khorramabad ran at 0.96 scored and 1.04 conceded, Malavan at 0.59 and 0.95.
Kheybar Khorramabad's winless run stood at 6. Kheybar Khorramabad had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Malavan, 8.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kheybar Khorramabad 0, draws 2, Malavan 3, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Takhti Stadium, capacity 8,900, 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
Kheybar Khorramabad: Aref Ghezel (90')