Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shahrdari Tabriz 1st with 62 points, Payam Mokhaberat 12th with 28, 34 apart. Payam Mokhaberat ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Payam Mokhaberat ran at 0.88 scored and 1.15 conceded, Shahrdari Tabriz at 1.65 and 0.42.
Momentum sat with Shahrdari Tabriz, winners of their last three. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Payam Mokhaberat against 13/15 for Shahrdari Tabriz.
Hafezieh Stadium in Shiraz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,460.


