Merw and Abdish-Ata get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Cup Group Stage fixture.
Merw and Abdish-Ata should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Merw form and stats
The story so far in the Ýokary Liga for Merw at their home stadium (Aşgabat Stadiony) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The Merw manager Alikperov and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Ravshan in the AFC Cup.
Before that, Merw had a Ýokary Liga home game versus Sagadam which ended with a victory 2-0.Merw are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games.
Abdish-Ata form and stats
Playing away, Abdish-Ata have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Top Liga this season.
Two trips in a row for Abdish-Ata, whose coach Akhmedov could celebrate last time after the win against Alga.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Dordoi Bishkek.Abdish-Ata has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Abdish-Ata as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Merw missing players
Abdish-Ata missing players
| Merw | Abdish-Ata | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 53 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 0.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 9.2 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 500% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 62% | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Abdish-Ata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Ravshan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Merw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Altyn Asyr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arkadag | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 42 |
| 2 | Altyn Asyr | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Balkan | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Asgabat | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 20 |
| 5 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 6 | Ahal | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Energetik | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 8 | Merw | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Sagadam | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dordoi Bishkek | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Alay | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| 3 | Abdish-Ata | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 42 |
| 4 | Muras United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Alga | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Talant | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | OshMU-Aldier | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -22 | 22 |
| 9 | FTs Bishkek | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -22 | 19 |
| 10 | Kara-Balta | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 32 | -44 | 10 |
