Match Report
7 points for Neftchi (1st), 6 for Pakhtakor (1st): a 1-point gap. Pakhtakor ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.98 goals per team per game, Neftchi ran at 4 scored and 1 conceded, Pakhtakor at 2.33 and 1.
10 matches unbeaten backed Pakhtakor's arrival.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Neftchi, 2 draws and 5 for Pakhtakor, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stadion Istiqlol, with room for 14,520 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Neftchi: Stipe Perica (81')
Key stats
Possession: Neftchi 43% · Pakhtakor 57% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 7-5