Match Report
Jizzax went into the game 4th in the table on 1 points; Kokand-1912 sat 3rd on 2 — a 1-point gap. Jizzax had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Jizzax 0.67 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Kokand-1912 0.33 and 1, with the league averaging 1.88.
Defeat had followed defeat for Jizzax — three in succession. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Jizzax against 10/15 for Kokand-1912.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kokand-1912 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.