TEHRAN - Bijan Heydari has been chosen to officiate Tehran derby between Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams in Matchweek 6 of 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL).

The match will be held on Wednesday in Arak’s Imam Khomeini Stadium because of Azadi Stadium’s Reconstruction.

Heydari is joined by assistant referees Alireza Ildorom and Alireza Moradi in the match.

Hassan Akrami is fourth official and Payam Heydari and Vahid Kazemi are VAR referees.

There have been 103 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first league meeting in 1969. In all competitive meetings since 1968, Persepolis have won 27 and Esteghlal 26.