Persepolis could have reached the top, levelling the points with leader Esteghlal but remained three points adrift of its archrival in the table.
Furthermore, Sepahan beat Foolad 3-1 in Ahvaz, Paykan edged past Malavan 1-0 in Tehran, Tractor defeated Havadar 4-2 in Tabriz, Zob Ahan lost to Esteghlal Khuzestan 2-0 in Isfahan, Mes defeated Aluminum 3-1 in Rafsanjan, Gol Gohar edged past Sanat Naft 1-0 and Nassaji beat Shams Azar 1-0,
Tractor and Sepahan are third and fourth with 35 and 34, respectively.