Sepahan beat the Tabriz-based football team 2-0 in Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium.
Kiros Stanley was on target with a header in the 19th minute and Mehrdad Mohammadi made scoreboard 2-0 in the 56th minute.
Machine Sazi, currently in 13th place, created many chances in the second half but the team’s strikers wasted their chances.
Sepahan sits second with 54 points three points behind Persepolis.
Esteghlal is third with 53 points.