Match Report
Shahre Raz, 13th on 36 points, faced a 41-point deficit to Kheybar Khorramabad (1st, 77). Recent form told a different story for Shahre Raz: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Scoring rates set the scale: Shahre Raz 0.74 scored and 1 conceded per game, Kheybar Khorramabad 1.74 and 0.74, with the league averaging 0.96.
6 games without a win framed Shahre Raz's arrival. Kheybar Khorramabad had won four straight. The last-five ledger: Shahre Raz 1/15, Kheybar Khorramabad 12/15.
The venue was Hafezieh Stadium in Shiraz, with room for 22,460 spectators. Shahre Raz led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.