Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Portugal (2nd, 17 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Azerbaijan (5th, 1 pts). On recent form Azerbaijan sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Azerbaijan ran at 0.63 scored and 2.25 conceded, Portugal at 2.13 and 0.75.
The match was played at Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu in Baku (capacity 69,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portugal led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.