Mohammad Omri and Sina Asadbeigi were on target for the Reds in Sirjan. Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand saved a penalty in the early minutes of the match.
Also, Paykan edged past Sepahan 1-0 in Tehran. Mohammad Ali Kazemi scored the winning goal in the 77th minute.
Mes Kerman was held to a goalless draw against Malavan in Kerman.
Nassaji defeated Tractor 2-0 in Ghaemshahr, courtesy of goals by Reza Jafari (32nd) and Alireza Ebrahimi (35th).
Persepolis leads the table with 29 points, followed by Esteghlal that has 27 points.