About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Neftchi (1st, 48 pts) hold a 29-point advantage over Bunyodkor (15th, 19 pts). Neftchi rank just 5th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Neftchi run at 2.33 scored and 0.81 conceded, Bunyodkor at 0.95 and 1.67. A win would lift Bunyodkor to 22 points and up to 13th (other results unchanged).
Bunyodkor arrive off nine straight defeats. Over the last five, Neftchi have taken 12 of 15 points to Bunyodkor's 0.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Neftchi, 4 for Bunyodkor and 2 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 56%.
The venue is Stadion Istiqlol in Fergana, with room for 14,520 spectators.