Match Report
The table read 1st (Neftchi, 45 pts) against 5th (Lokomotiv, 31 pts), 14 points apart.
Neftchi had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Neftchi 15/15, Lokomotiv 7/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Neftchi 1, draws 1, Lokomotiv 3, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadion Istiqlol, with room for 14,520 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Neftchi: Stipe Perica (65'), Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev (11'), Alisher Odilov (88') · Lokomotiv: Temurkhuja Abdukholikov (36')
Key stats
Possession: Neftchi 55% · Lokomotiv 45% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-5