Match Report
The table read 11th (Sumqayıt, 2 pts) against 3rd (Qarabağ, 13 pts), 11 points apart. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Sumqayıt ran at 0.8 scored and 1.6 conceded, Qarabağ at 1.8 and 0.8.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sumqayıt — three in succession, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Qarabağ's unbeaten run stood at 5. Sumqayıt had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Qarabağ, 11.
14 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sumqayıt, 12 by Qarabağ, 0 drawn, at 3.79 goals per meeting.
Kapital Bank Arena, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. F. Haciyev took charge of the match — our records show 35 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Qarabağ led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Qarabağ: Jaly Mouaddib (45')
Key stats
Possession: Sumqayıt 44% · Qarabağ 56% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-11