Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Pakhtakor (2nd, 49 pts) and Qizilqum (10th, 29 pts). Qizilqum's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Pakhtakor ran at 1.77 scored and 0.91 conceded, Qizilqum at 1.05 and 1.36.
Pakhtakor had not won in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Pakhtakor wins, 1 for Qizilqum, 1 draw, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Pakhtakor: Dostonbek Khamdamov (75'), Piotr Parzyszek (90')
Key stats
Possession: Pakhtakor 78% · Qizilqum 22% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 5-1