Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pakhtakor 2nd with 30 points, Mash'al 16th with 4, 26 apart. Mash'al had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall.
Pakhtakor had won three straight. Mash'al had lost seven in a row. The last-five ledger: Pakhtakor 9/15, Mash'al 0/15.
6 meetings are on record — 6 won by Pakhtakor, 0 by Mash'al, 0 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
Goal scorers
Pakhtakor: Shahboz Jorayev (45'), Giovino Flamarion (41') · Mash'al: Shahboz Jorayev (68')
Key stats
Possession: Pakhtakor 74% · Mash'al 26% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 3-3