Match Report
1 points for Azerbaijan (4th), 13 for Slovakia (2nd): a 12-point gap. Azerbaijan had been under-performing their position — 48th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Azerbaijan 0.5 scored and 2.83 conceded per game, Slovakia 1.67 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.3.
Azerbaijan entered with three losses in a row.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Azerbaijan, 4 by Slovakia, 0 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)), with room for 31,200 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Azerbaijan: Toral Bayramov (38') · Slovakia: Lukas Haraslin (75'), Rahil Mammadov (15'), David Duris (87')
Key stats
Possession: Azerbaijan 40% · Slovakia 60% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-6