Match Report
Sepahan, 3rd with 39 points, sat 24 points above Mes Rafsanjan (16th, 15). In league terms the two rates read 0.59/1.32 for Mes Rafsanjan and 1.09/0.59 for Sepahan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.91.
Sepahan carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Mes Rafsanjan 5/15, Sepahan 13/15.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Mes Rafsanjan, 1 draw and 5 for Sepahan, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sepahan led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Sepahan: Mohammad Asgari (85'), E. Hajisafi (45'), Arash Rezavand (55')