2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbiat Novin Yazd | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4/15 | 7-7 |
| Machine Sazi | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6/15 | 6-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbiat Novin Yazd | 9 | 26 | 30 | 1 | DLWDD | 7 | +2 |
| Machine Sazi | 14 | 26 | 13 | -29 | DLLLL | 15 | -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 2013-01-24
17 points separated the sides: Tarbiat Novin Yazd 9th on 30, Machine Sazi 14th on 13. Against a league average of 1.12 goals per team per game, Tarbiat Novin Yazd ran at 1.35 scored and 1.31 conceded, Machine Sazi at 0.69 and 1.81.
Machine Sazi had been beaten in three straight games.
The match was played at Shohada Bafgh Stadium in Bafgh (capacity 3,000). Machine Sazi led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
