Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Turkmenistan 2nd with 12, Sri Lanka 3rd with 9. Recent form told a different story for Turkmenistan: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Turkmenistan, 1 draw and 1 for Sri Lanka, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Turkmenistan: Elman Tagayev (52'), Mekan Saparov (57') · Sri Lanka: Guychmyrat Annagulyyev (65')
Key stats
Possession: Turkmenistan 60% · Sri Lanka 40% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 7-3


