Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Araz 6th with 46 points, Qabala 10th with 27, 19 apart. Qabala ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Qabala ran at 0.97 scored and 1.48 conceded, Araz at 1.33 and 1.76.
Araz arrived off three straight defeats.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Qabala, 2 draws and 3 for Araz, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host.
Qəbələ şəhər stadionu ehtiyat meydança, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Qabala: Ömar Buludov (76' og) · Araz: Issouf Paro (83')
Key stats
Possession: Qabala 37% · Araz 63% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 1-5