Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maqtaaral (2nd, 46 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Bulat (8th, 25 pts). On the form table Bulat stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.83 goals per team per game, Maqtaaral ran at 1.68 scored and 0.68 conceded, Bulat at 1.91 and 1.82.
Maqtaaral entered with five wins in a row. The last-five ledger: Maqtaaral 15/15, Bulat 4/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Maqtaaral, 2 for Bulat and 1 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stadion Alpamis Batyr in Atakent staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Maqtaaral led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.