About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Neftchi (1st, 45 pts) hold a 25-point advantage over Surkhon Termez (13th, 20 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Neftchi 2.37 scored and 0.53 conceded per game, Surkhon Termez 0.84 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.29. Surkhon Termez would climb to 23 points with a win and up to 11th (other results held equal).
Surkhon Termez are winless in 5. Over the last five, Neftchi have taken 12 of 15 points to Surkhon Termez's 2.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Neftchi, 0 by Surkhon Termez, 4 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match takes place at Stadion Istiqlol (capacity 14,520).