Match Report
Level on 59 points, Neftçi (3rd) and Turan (4th) met as equals in the table. The last five rounds placed Turan Tovuz no better than 11th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Neftçi ran at 1.73 scored and 0.97 conceded, Turan at 1.33 and 0.82.
7 matches unbeaten backed Neftçi's arrival. Defeat had not touched Turan in 7 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 5 Neftçi wins, 1 for Turan, 5 draws, at 1.91 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Bakcell Arena (capacity 11,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Turan: Jô Batista (56')
Key stats
Possession: Neftçi 59% · Turan 41% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 5-4