STOP EVERYTHING, derby fans! The crowd has made its call on the question that splits Tehran right down the middle: which club is favored in the Persepolis vs Esteghlal rivalry? It's BLUE! Esteghlal take the verdict with 60% consensus, and the Reds are left staring at the scoreboard.

Where the crowd stands
  • Esteghlal60%
  • Persepolis40%

Look at that table, folks. Persepolis put up a fight at 40% consensus, but in a straight two-way shootout there's no consolation prize. This was a head-to-head duel from the first whistle, with no midfield traffic and nowhere to hide.

And this didn't take long! Trading opened less than a day ago, and 27 traders piled in with $73,244 behind their opinions. That's not polite clapping from the stands. That's a full stadium on its feet. My colleague Coach Tank told you Esteghlal grabbed the early lead in this brawl, and the Blues never gave the ball back.

Pixel-art stadium split between blue and red fans, with blue confetti sweeping across the pitch.
The blue wave hits, and the red end is checking the replay.

My hot take, and it's purely an opinion: in the Tehran derby bragging rights matter as much as trophies, and Persepolis fans won't take this lying down. A comeback in the court of opinion is never off the table. Still, right now the Blues own the bragging rights.

These numbers come from live opinion markets on Morfi, where fans put real money behind their convictions. Think the Reds deserve a rematch? Join the market and back your side, because in this derby the crowd always gets the last word.

Consensus over time
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  • Esteghlal 57.4%
  • Persepolis 42.6%