Match Report
Sepahan went into the game 3rd in the table on 39 points; Kheybar Khorramabad sat 9th on 29 — a 10-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Sepahan 1.09 scored and 0.59 conceded per game, Kheybar Khorramabad 0.96 and 1.04, with the league averaging 0.91.
Sepahan were winless in 5. A win had eluded Kheybar Khorramabad for 5 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Sepahan wins, 1 for Kheybar Khorramabad, 0 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
The match was played at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, Sepahan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sepahan: Mohammadmehdi Mohebi (32')