Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sepahan Novin Esfahan 4th with 41 points, Shahin Ahvaz 14th with 11, 30 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Shahin Ahvaz 0.42 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Sepahan Novin Esfahan 1.62 and 1.19, with the league averaging 1.11.
Shahin Ahvaz had gone 9 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Shahin Ahvaz, 10/15 for Sepahan Novin Esfahan.


