Match Report
The table read 8th (Şimal, 1 pts) against 1st (Şahdağ, 9 pts), 8 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Şimal 1 scored and 2.33 conceded per game, Şahdağ 2.33 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.33.
Şahdağ were unbeaten in 10. Şimal had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Şahdağ, 11.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Şimal, 4 by Şahdağ, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
On the scoreboard, Şahdağ led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Şimal: Ceyhun Kəlbəliyev (74') · Şahdağ: Urfan Ismayilov (8'), Seymur Mammadov (37'), Famil Camalov (83'), Mehraj Bakhshali (87')
Key stats
Possession: Şimal 37% · Şahdağ 63% · Total shots: 11-29 · On target: 4-14 · Corners: 5-8