Match Report
Sepahan (1st, 13 pts) visited Al Jazira (4th, 1 pts) with 12 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Al Jazira: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Al Jazira ran at 1.17 scored and 3.33 conceded, Sepahan at 2.33 and 0.83.
Al Jazira came in having won four on the spin. Sepahan's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,056. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.