Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Qarabağ (2nd, 69 pts) held a 42-point advantage over Kapaz (11th, 27 pts). The last five rounds placed Kapaz 7th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kapaz were scoring 0.76 and conceding 1.85, Qarabağ 2.15 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Qarabağ, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Kapaz, 2 draws and 7 for Qarabağ, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. 2.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.4.
Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,200. On the scoreboard, Kapaz led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Kapaz: Fərid Nəbiyev (45')
Key stats
Possession: Kapaz 38% · Qarabağ 62% · Total shots: 11-27 · On target: 5-12 · Corners: 4-9