Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Altyn Asyr 3rd with 31 points, Merw 5th with 14, 17 apart. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Merw ran at 1.13 scored and 2.47 conceded, Altyn Asyr at 1.93 and 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for Merw — four in succession. From the last five rounds, Merw held 1 points of 15 and Altyn Asyr 7.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Merw have 0 wins to Altyn Asyr's 7, with 3 draws, at 1.7 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 30% of meetings.
On the scoreboard, Altyn Asyr led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.