According to Varzesh 3, Paykan and Malavan will face each other under circumstances where both teams have earned only one win from their last five matches, making the three points of this match vital for both sides; perhaps even a draw will not benefit either team and will only prolong their wait for a victory!
Saket Elhami, who took charge of the team after Saeed Daghighi's departure, secured a win against Sanat Naft Abadan in past weeks but finished the next three matches with two losses and a draw, turning the encounter with Malavan into a sensitive match for him where he is thinking of nothing less than three points.
This situation has also occurred for Maziar Zarean and Malavan, as in addition to experiencing a bitter draw and loss over the past two weeks, their match against Tractor proceeded in the most controversial manner possible and was not held, leaving them awaiting the Disciplinary Committee's verdict. Zarean's pupils can change their circumstances and return to a path of tranquility, forgetting the events of the Tractor match, with the important three points awaiting them in Tehran.
With 9 and 8 points respectively, Paykan and Malavan are neighbors in the twelfth and thirteenth places of the table, and whichever of these two teams secures the three points can distance itself from the bottom of the table and narrow the gap with the single-digit teams.
Source: Varzesh 3
