Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Aral 1st with 49 points, Respublika 10th with 22, 27 apart. Respublika had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Respublika ran at 1.32 scored and 1.53 conceded, Aral at 2.1 and 0.65.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Respublika. Aral entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Respublika had taken 6 of 15 points to Aral's 15.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Respublika 50% · Aral 50%