Match Report
Persepolis went into the game 4th in the table on 10 points; Malavan sat 16th on 4 — a 6-point gap. Malavan's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Persepolis were scoring 2 and conceding 0.6, Malavan 0.6 and 1.4, against a competition average of 0.85 goals per team per game.
9 meetings are on record — 6 won by Persepolis, 1 by Malavan, 2 drawn, at 1.33 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 22% of meetings.
The match was played at Shahr-e Qods Stadium (capacity 8,000). S. Mahdavi officiated: 35 games logged, averaging 0.7 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Persepolis led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Mohammad Papi (21' og), Thievy Bifouma (35'), Ali Alipour (56')