Match Report
10 points and 2 places separated them: Qarabağ 4th with 3, Sporting CP 2nd with 13. Qarabağ's recent output lagged their position: 41st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Qarabağ ran at 0.33 scored and 2.17 conceded, Sporting CP at 2.17 and 0.5.
Sporting CP carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Qarabağ 4/15, Sporting CP 13/15.
Azərsun Arena in Baku staged the fixture, a ground that holds 69,000. On the scoreboard, Sporting CP led 3-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-6.