Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Karvan 3rd with 47 points, Qaradağ Lökbatan 10th with 24, 23 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Karvan 2.04 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Qaradağ Lökbatan 1 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.3.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karvan 2, draws 1, Qaradağ Lökbatan 8, at 2.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. Goals have dried up lately: 1.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.45 across the full history.
The match was played at Şəhər stadionu in Evlakh. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Qaradağ Lökbatan led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.