Match Report
5 points and 12 places separated them: Mes Kerman 13th with 1, Saipa 1st with 6. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1 for Mes Kerman and 1.5/0 for Saipa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.66.
Mes Kerman's winless run stood at 7. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Saipa, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Mes Kerman had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Saipa, 12.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Mes Kerman, 4 draws and 4 for Saipa, at 1.5 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 30% saw more than two goals.
Shahid Bahonar Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, Saipa led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Saipa: Reza Zahedtabar (41')




