Match Report
The table read 8th (Köpetdag Aşgabat, 11 pts) against 5th (Merw, 14 pts), 3 points apart. On the form table Köpetdag Aşgabat stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall.
Merw arrived off five straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Köpetdag Aşgabat, 0/15 for Merw.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Köpetdag Aşgabat have 3 wins to Merw's 4, with 1 draw, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings.
Köpetdag Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.