Match Report
Mes Rafsanjan, 16th on 15 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Persepolis (6th, 34). Persepolis's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Mes Rafsanjan 0.59 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Persepolis 1.05 and 0.86, with the league averaging 0.91.
Mes Rafsanjan's winless run stood at 5. Persepolis had not lost in 8 games. From the last five rounds, Mes Rafsanjan held 2 points of 15 and Persepolis 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Mes Rafsanjan win, 3 for Persepolis, 1 draw, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, Persepolis led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Soroush Rafiei (24')