Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftchi 1st with 45 points, Sogdiana 10th with 24, 21 apart. Sogdiana's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Neftchi 2.35 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Sogdiana 1.68 and 2.05, with the league averaging 1.3.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Sogdiana, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Neftchi, 1 draw and 6 for Sogdiana, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Only 27% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stadion Istiqlol staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,520. Neftchi led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Neftchi: Zoran Marušić (24'), Zoran Marušić (57'), Stipe Perica (90')
Key stats
Possession: Neftchi 54% · Sogdiana 46% · Total shots: 25-7 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 18-7