Match Report
Istiqlol Dushanbe went into the game 1st in the table on 34 points; Khosilot Farkhor sat 2nd on 31 — a 3-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.27 for Istiqlol Dushanbe and 2/1.06 for Khosilot Farkhor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Khosilot Farkhor were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Istiqlol Dushanbe, 3 draws and 0 for Khosilot Farkhor, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 100% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.