Match Report
The table read 3rd (Sepahan, 39 pts) against 10th (Malavan, 29 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Malavan 6th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sepahan were scoring 1.09 and conceding 0.59, Malavan 0.59 and 0.95, against a competition average of 0.91 goals per team per game.
8 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sepahan, 1 by Malavan, 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2 all-time.
The match was played at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.