Match Report
Both sides brought 7 points into this one — Persepolis 9th, Pakhtakor 8th. On recent form Pakhtakor sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Persepolis were scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.25, Pakhtakor 0.5 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Shahr-e Qods Stadium in Shahr-e Qods staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Persepolis led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Ali Alipour (1') · Pakhtakor: Dragan Ceran (59')