Match Report
27 points for Paykan (15th), 29 for Nassaji Mazandaran (11th): a 2-point gap. Recent form flatters Nassaji Mazandaran's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Paykan 0.87 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Nassaji Mazandaran 0.9 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.09.
Nassaji Mazandaran had gone 8 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Paykan win, 2 for Nassaji Mazandaran, 1 draw, at 1.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
S. Vafapisheh officiated: 18 games logged, averaging 1.0 yellow cards each. The venue was Shahr-e Qods Stadium, with room for 8,250 spectators. Nassaji Mazandaran led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Paykan: Hamed Pakdel (57') · Nassaji Mazandaran: Mohammadreza Azadi (30')