Match Report
The table read 2nd (Pakhtakor, 43 pts) against 5th (OKMK, 32 pts), 11 points apart. OKMK had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Pakhtakor ran at 1.7 scored and 0.9 conceded, OKMK at 1.4 and 1.25.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Pakhtakor 3, draws 1, OKMK 6, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
With 43 matches recorded and 1.0 yellow cards per game, S. Nasibullayev was the man in the middle. The match was played at Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pakhtakor led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Pakhtakor: Giovino Flamarion (21'), Dostonbek Khamdamov (45'), Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev (62') · OKMK: Aziz Kholmurodov (46')
Key stats
Possession: Pakhtakor 57% · OKMK 43% · Total shots: 20-12 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 8-7