Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Persepolis 3rd with 60 points, Havadar 16th with 22, 38 apart. Against a league average of 0.99 goals per team per game, Persepolis ran at 1.4 scored and 0.67 conceded, Havadar at 0.57 and 1.6.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Persepolis 3, draws 2, Havadar 0, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Azadi Stadium (capacity 100,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Oston Urunov (82'), Yaghoub Barage (90')
Key stats
Possession: Persepolis 56% · Havadar 44% · Total shots: 10-3 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 11-2