Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Altyn Asyr (3rd, 41 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Köpetdag Aşgabat (8th, 14 pts). Per game in the league, Köpetdag Aşgabat were scoring 0.95 and conceding 1.9, Altyn Asyr 2.05 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Altyn Asyr entered with four wins in a row. Over the last five, Köpetdag Aşgabat had taken 6 of 15 points to Altyn Asyr's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 1 Köpetdag Aşgabat win, 10 for Altyn Asyr, 0 draws, at 4.09 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings. Where history says 4.09 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.2.
Köpetdag Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.