Issa Alekasir opened the scoring for Persepolis in the 57th minute and Mehdi Torabi made it 2-0 two minutes later in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
Earlier in the day, rock-bottom Esteghlal Khuzestan defeated Aluminum 3-2 in Ahvaz, Gol Gohar was held to a 2-2 draw by Paykan in Sirjan and Nassaji suffered a 2-0 home loss against Mes.
Havadar will host Shams Azar in Tehran on Thursday, while Sanat Naft is set to meet Foolad in Abadan and IPL leader Esteghlal face Malavan in Bandar Anzali.
Esteghla leads the table with 35 points, followed by Persepolis with 33 points.