Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Shahre Baran (1st, 48 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Payam Mashhad (11th, 32 pts). Payam Mashhad had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Shahre Baran were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.92, Payam Mashhad 1.15 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Shahre Baran in 12 games. Payam Mashhad had gone 5 games without a win. Shahre Baran had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Payam Mashhad, 1.
Dr. Azodi Stadium in Rasht, capacity 15,000, hosted the game.


