Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftchi 1st with 45 points, Nasaf 9th with 25, 20 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Neftchi 2.37 scored and 0.53 conceded per game, Nasaf 1.05 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.3.
From the last five rounds, Neftchi held 12 points of 15 and Nasaf 6.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Neftchi, 2 by Nasaf, 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 83% of the meetings won by the home side. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stadion Istiqlol staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,520. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Neftchi: Jovan Đokić (17'), Jamshid Iskanderov (65') · Nasaf: Bobur Abdikholikov (45')
Key stats
Possession: Neftchi 57% · Nasaf 43% · Total shots: 2-2 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 10-2