Match Report
Sabah (1st, 12 pts) visited Araz (11th, 2 pts) with 10 points between them. Per game in the league, Araz were scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.2, Sabah 2.75 and 0, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Araz win, 4 for Sabah, 5 draws, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. 70% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. Goals have risen lately: 4.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.9 across the full history.
R. Həmzəzadə officiated: 36 games logged, averaging 1.5 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Sabah: Orphé Mbina (49')
Key stats
Possession: Araz 32% · Sabah 68% · Total shots: 6-20 · On target: 1-8 · Corners: 5-10