Match Report
The table gap was wide: 51 points between Sepahan (2nd, 65 pts) and Machine Sazi (16th, 14 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.77/0.8 for Sepahan and 0.63/1.73 for Machine Sazi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.
Sepahan had won five straight. Machine Sazi had lost three in a row. Over the last five, Sepahan had taken 15 of 15 points to Machine Sazi's 1.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sepahan, 0 by Machine Sazi, 2 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sepahan: D. Esmaeilifar (67')
Key stats
Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 12-4