Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Zob Ahan (4th, 46 pts) and Saba Qom (15th, 28 pts). The last five rounds placed Saba Qom 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Zob Ahan ran at 1.3 scored and 1 conceded, Saba Qom at 0.73 and 1.1.
Zob Ahan carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Folād Shahr Stadium in Fooladshahr staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.


