Match Report
Zira, 5th with 53 points, sat 15 points above Sumqayıt (7th, 38). Per game in the league, Zira were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.09, Sumqayıt 1.27 and 1.52, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Zira, 7 draws and 0 for Sumqayıt, at 1.88 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Zirə qəsəbə stadionu, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zira: Ruan Renato (19'), Ruan Renato (90') · Sumqayıt: Alexandre Ramalingom (44')
Key stats
Possession: Zira 59% · Sumqayıt 41% · Total shots: 2-1 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 11-2