Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Gol Gohar 4th with 36, Persepolis 6th with 34. Persepolis had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 0.91 goals per team per game, Gol Gohar ran at 1.04 scored and 1.04 conceded, Persepolis at 1.05 and 0.86.
8 meetings are on record — 0 won by Gol Gohar, 6 by Persepolis, 2 drawn, at 1.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 13% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Imam Ali Stadium, with room for 5,000 spectators. With 13 matches recorded and 0.4 yellow cards per game, M. Bonyadifard was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gol Gohar led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Gol Gohar: Pouria Pourali (19'), Pouria Latififar (52'), Pouria Latififar (37') · Persepolis: Igor Sergeev (45')