Match Report
Neftchi, 1st with 51 points, sat 17 points above Buxoro (7th, 34). Buxoro's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Buxoro 1.45 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Neftchi 2.27 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.34.
Neftchi were unbeaten in 6.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Buxoro 2, draws 3, Neftchi 4, at 1.56 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 22% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Buxoro Sport Majmuasi, with room for 25,520 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Buxoro: Sherzod Esanov (37'), Sherzod Esanov (46'), Temur Mamasidikov (75'), Vladimir Rodic (90') · Neftchi: Nurmukhammad Abduganiev (45')
Key stats
Possession: Buxoro 43% · Neftchi 57% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-5