Match Report
Pakhtakor went into the game 2nd in the table on 46 points; Buxoro sat 5th on 34 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Buxoro sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.76/0.9 for Pakhtakor and 1.48/1.29 for Buxoro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Pakhtakor carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 8 Pakhtakor wins, 2 for Buxoro, 0 draws, at 2.9 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion (capacity 35,000). On the scoreboard, Pakhtakor led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Pakhtakor: Dilshod Saitov (16'), Stephen Chinedu (28') · Buxoro: Vladimir Rodic (75'), Sandzhar Kuvvatov (83' og)
Key stats
Possession: Pakhtakor 57% · Buxoro 43% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-4