Match Report
In the standings it was Karvan 12th on 15 points, Kapaz 11th on 27 — separated by 12. Kapaz had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Karvan were scoring 0.7 and conceding 2, Kapaz 0.76 and 1.85, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Karvan had lost three in a row.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karvan 3, draws 0, Kapaz 1, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Shrewsbury Stadium (capacity 26,120). Karvan led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Karvan: Rauf Rustamli (38'), Rauf Rustamli (45'), Rauf Rustamli (90'), Eltun Turabov (65') · Kapaz: Fərid Nəbiyev (49')
Key stats
Possession: Karvan 48% · Kapaz 52% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 4-8