Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Esteghlal 6th with 9, Pakhtakor 8th with 7. On recent form Esteghlal sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Esteghlal were scoring 1 and conceding 1.13, Pakhtakor 0.5 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Pakhtakor had been beaten in three straight games.
The match was played at Al-Rashid Stadium (capacity 10,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Esteghlal 59% · Pakhtakor 41% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 1-4