Match Report
Naft Gachsaran, 8th on 43 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Kheybar Khorramabad (1st, 77). Naft Gachsaran ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 0.96 goals per team per game, Kheybar Khorramabad ran at 1.74 scored and 0.74 conceded, Naft Gachsaran at 1.03 and 0.76.
Kheybar Khorramabad came in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Kheybar Khorramabad had taken 12 of 15 points to Naft Gachsaran's 4.
The venue was Takhti Stadium in Khorramabad, with room for 8,900 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.