Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zob Ahan 9th with 36 points, Naft Masjed Soleyman 16th with 20, 16 apart. Naft Masjed Soleyman ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.73/1.97 for Naft Masjed Soleyman and 0.83/0.8 for Zob Ahan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.
Naft Masjed Soleyman entered with three losses in a row. Over the last five, Naft Masjed Soleyman had taken 1 of 15 points to Zob Ahan's 7.
The match was played at Behnam Mohammadi Stadium in Masjed Soleyman (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Naft Masjed Soleyman led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.