Match Report
5 points and 9 places separated them: Neftçi 2nd with 6, Araz 11th with 1. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.67 for Neftçi and 0/2 for Araz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Neftçi, 4 by Araz, 4 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.36 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.2.
With 28 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, R. Əhmədov was the man in the middle. Bakcell Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. Neftçi led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 5-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Neftçi: Breno Almeida (14'), Breno Almeida (17'), Falaye Sacko (35'), Igor Ribeiro (41'), Andreaw Gravillon (90')
Key stats
Possession: Neftçi 57% · Araz 43% · On target: 11-5 · Corners: 4-5