Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftçi 3rd with 55 points, ABN Barda 14th with 12, 43 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.62/0.69 for Neftçi and 0.46/2.15 for ABN Barda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Neftçi arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. ABN Barda had been beaten in five straight games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Neftçi against 0/15 for ABN Barda.
The venue was Bakcell Arena in Baku, with room for 11,000 spectators.




