Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Istiqlol Dushanbe 1st with 34 points, Ravshan 6th with 19, 15 apart. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Ravshan ran at 1.2 scored and 1.07 conceded, Istiqlol Dushanbe at 1.33 and 0.27.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Ravshan have 1 win to Istiqlol Dushanbe's 4, with 1 draw, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
Stadion im. Langari Langarieva, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Istiqlol Dushanbe: Frane Ikić (90')