The standings tells us that 5 points divide the two rivals in this Ýokary Liga fixture. Ahal own both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Ahal have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ýokary Liga
- Köpetdag Aşgabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an engrossing game with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Ahal form and stats
Ahal have played 5 Ýokary Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Ahal manager Garayev and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Energetik (placed 8th) in the Ýokary Liga.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Altyn Asyr (1-2).There will be little rest for Ahal after this match as they are travelling to Asgabat for a Ýokary Liga game in only three days.
Ahal are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (13 goals in 5 games). Ahal have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Köpetdag Aşgabat form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Köpetdag Aşgabat playing as the away team in the Ýokary Liga this season. Momentum is building for Köpetdag Aşgabat in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Köpetdag Aşgabat, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Balkan (placed 6th) in the Ýokary Liga last time out.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Merw.A quick return to home after this game, as Köpetdag are hosting Şagadam in the Ýokary Liga only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Köpetdag Aşgabat have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. Köpetdag struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head meeting ended Köpetdag Aşgabat - Ahal 1-1, played this season. Previous five meetings featuring these contenders: Ahal won two, Köpetdag Aşgabat triumphed in one and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Ahal missing players
Köpetdag Aşgabat missing players
| Ahal | Köpetdag Aşgabat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Ahal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ahal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ahal have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ahal have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ýokary Liga
- Ahal have the most scored goals in the second half (3) in Ýokary Liga
- Ahal have the the best goal difference (+11) in Ýokary Liga
- Ahal have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Ýokary Liga
- Ahal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Ahal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Köpetdag Aşgabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Köpetdag Aşgabat have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Köpetdag Aşgabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Altyn Asyr | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Ahal | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Şagadam | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Merw | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Balkan | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Asgabat | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Energetik | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 5 |