Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Araz 1st with 69 points, Sumqayıt II 13th with 22, 47 apart. Sumqayıt II's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Sumqayıt II ran at 1.29 scored and 2.14 conceded, Araz at 2.46 and 0.79.
Sumqayıt II's winless run stood at 12, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Araz came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Sumqayıt II against 12/15 for Araz.
Kapital Bank Arena in Sumqayıt staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. On the scoreboard, Araz led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.