Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Altyn Asyr 3rd with 29 points, Merw 4th with 14, 15 apart.
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 9 recorded meetings, Merw have 0 wins to Altyn Asyr's 6, with 3 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 0.8 goals per game across the last five against 1.67 historically.