Match Report
Zob Ahan went into the game 14th in the table on 6 points; Paykan sat 8th on 8 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Zob Ahan 0.5 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Paykan 0.71 and 0.86, with the league averaging 0.87.
6 games without a win framed Zob Ahan's arrival.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by Zob Ahan, 4 by Paykan, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals. Where history says 2 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.2.
Folād Shahr Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,559. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Zob Ahan: Farshid Esmaeili (90')