Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ahal 2nd with 33 points, Şagadam 7th with 12, 21 apart. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Şagadam ran at 0.73 scored and 1.47 conceded, Ahal at 1.93 and 1.
Şagadam had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ahal, 12.
Across 12 recorded meetings, Şagadam have 0 wins to Ahal's 11, with 1 draw, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.75 historically.
Şagadam led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.