Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftçi 6th with 43 points, Sebail 10th with 22, 21 apart. Per game in the league, Neftçi were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.36, Sebail 0.78 and 1.64, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
15 games without a win framed Sebail's arrival.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Neftçi, 3 draws and 0 for Sebail, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The venue was Bakcell Arena, with room for 11,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Neftçi led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Neftçi: Dembo Darboe (1'), Agadadas Salyanskiy (25'), Alirza Müshtabazada (79' og)
Key stats
Possession: Neftçi 59% · Sebail 41% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-0