Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Tractor Sazi (2nd, 39 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Mes Rafsanjan (16th, 15 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Tractor Sazi 1.36 scored and 0.55 conceded per game, Mes Rafsanjan 0.59 and 1.32, with the league averaging 0.91.
Defeat had not touched Tractor Sazi in 9 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Tractor Sazi wins, 3 for Mes Rafsanjan, 2 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 22% of the meetings.
The venue was Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, with room for 70,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Tractor Sazi led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Tractor Sazi: Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (19'), Nima Mirzazad (56' og), Danial Esmaeilifar (76'), Domagoj Drožđek (84') · Mes Rafsanjan: Farnam Arab (88')