Match Report
In the standings it was Persepolis 3rd on 13 points, Zob Ahan 14th on 6 — separated by 7. Scoring rates set the scale: Persepolis 2 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Zob Ahan 0.5 and 0.83, with the league averaging 0.87.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Persepolis 5, draws 5, Zob Ahan 0, at 1.7 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
Shahr-e Qods Stadium, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. M. Heydari took charge of the match — our records show 20 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Persepolis led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Ali Alipour (42'), Pouria Shahrabadi (64')