Match Report
Uzbekistan went into the game 2nd in the table on 21 points; Qatar sat 1st on 16 — a 5-point gap. Qatar ranked just 43rd in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Uzbekistan 1.4 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, Qatar 3 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.4.
Defeat had not touched Uzbekistan in 5 games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Uzbekistan, 1 draw and 2 for Qatar, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Milliy Stadion in Tashkent. Uzbekistan led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Uzbekistan: 3 goals with no recorded scorer