Match Report
İmişli FK, 9th on 37 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Turan (4th, 59). Turan Tovuz had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: İmişli FK 0.73 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Turan 1.33 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.29.
İmişli FK had not won in 15 games. Over the last five, İmişli FK had taken 3 of 15 points to Turan's 10.
13 meetings are on record — 0 won by İmişli FK, 6 by Turan, 7 drawn, at 2.08 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 23% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.08 all-time.
The match was played at Heydər Əliyev adına şəhər stadionu (capacity 8,500). R. Həmzəzadə officiated: 42 games logged, averaging 1.4 yellow cards each. İmişli FK led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
İmişli FK: Diogo Cardoso (45') · Turan: Ronaldo (53' og)
Key stats
Possession: İmişli FK 37% · Turan 63% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 4-6