Alay have traveled here for an interesting AFC Cup fight against Merw. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated game!
Merw form and stats
Last season their AFC Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Merw have played 4 Ýokary Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Merw travelled for their previous game, a trip to Asgabat that ended 2-2.
A Ýokary Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Balkan.The match schedule is unforgiving for Merw as they have a new game in only one day, a Ýokary Liga match thankfully also at home. Altyn Asyr are visiting.
Merw's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alay form and stats
Alay's mission in AFC Cup last season failed in the group stage.As the visiting team in Top Liga matches, Alay have produced an overall stat of 2-5-2 so far.
The attacking players of Alay have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 282 minutes. The Alay goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 315 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Alay's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Talant that finished 0-0.
A 0-0 draw at OshMU-Aldier's stadium before that.A new game in only one day for Alay, the Top Liga home match versus Abdish-Ata. Busy days.
Alay are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Alay as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Merw missing players
Alay missing players
| Merw | Alay | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 10 | 13 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 111% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 27 |
| 2 | Balkan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Altyn Asyr | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 5 | Asgabat | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 6 | Energetik | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | Sagadam | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 8 | Merw | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 9 | Ahal | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 6 |
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 35 |
| 2 | Alay | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Dordoi Bishkek | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 30 |
| 4 | Muras United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Alga | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Talant | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 17 |
| 8 | OshMU-Aldier | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 13 |
| 9 | FTs Bishkek | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 10 | Kara-Balta | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -38 | 6 |
