Match Report
Persepolis went into the game 9th in the table on 7 points; Al Nassr sat 3rd on 17 — a 10-point gap. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Persepolis ran at 0.75 scored and 1.25 conceded, Al Nassr at 2.13 and 0.75.
Al Nassr arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Persepolis had taken 7 of 15 points to Al Nassr's 15.
Azadi Stadium in Teheran staged the fixture, a ground that holds 100,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.