Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Neftchi II (2nd, 59 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Sumqayıt II (13th, 22 pts). Sumqayıt II ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Neftchi II were scoring 2.39 and conceding 1.14, Sumqayıt II 1.29 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Neftchi II in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Neftchi II 13/15, Sumqayıt II 3/15.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 8 for Neftchi II, 2 for Sumqayıt II and 0 drawn, at 4.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 90% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. Where history says 4.1 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.
Bakcell Arena in Baku staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. On the scoreboard, Neftchi II led 2-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 6-1.