Match Report
11 points for Al Nassr (1st), 7 for Sepahan (3rd): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Sepahan: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Al Nassr ran at 1.5 scored and 0.83 conceded, Sepahan at 1 and 1.33.
Al Nassr carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Nassr had taken 13 of 15 points to Sepahan's 7.
Madinat 'Isa Stadium in Manama, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Nassr led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.