Match Report
The table read 6th (Persepolis, 34 pts) against 13th (Aluminium Arak, 22 pts), 12 points apart. On recent form Persepolis sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Persepolis 1.05 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Aluminium Arak 0.64 and 0.95, with the league averaging 0.91.
6 matches unbeaten backed Persepolis's arrival. Aluminium Arak had gone 7 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Persepolis 11/15, Aluminium Arak 3/15.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Persepolis 3, draws 2, Aluminium Arak 2, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Azadi Stadium (capacity 100,000). On the scoreboard, Persepolis led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Thievy Bifouma (3')
Key stats
Possession: Persepolis 56% · Aluminium Arak 44% · Total shots: 6-2 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 3-2