Both Dinamo Samarqand and Sogdiana are desperate for points in this game, despite the away side holding a 20 point edge in the league table.
- Dinamo Samarqand have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Professional Football League
- Sogdiana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Only a few days to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Professional Football League fixture only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Nasaf, was also a home game here at Stadion Dinamo. The away team is better rested.
Dinamo Samarqand form and stats
With 1 Professional Football League win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Dinamo Samarqand, who have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Professional Football League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (Stadion Dinamo) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Dinamo Samarqand it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Dinamo Samarqand played out a slightly shocking loss 0-4 against Nasaf in their previous match, also played at home. As you see from the result above, Samarqand suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Pakhtakor (2-3).An interesting fact: 9 of the most recent 11 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.
Dinamo Samarqand have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sogdiana form and stats
Sogdiana have an excellent away record in the Professional Football League so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games.
Sogdiana's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Pakhtakor that finished 2-2. Sogdiana's last match (vs Pakhtakor) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Norxonov. As mentioned above, Sogdiana drew the match against Pakhtakor. Manager Bakaev brought on Norxonov to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Bunyodkor.Sogdiana are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sogdiana have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other earlier on this season: Sogdiana - Dinamo Samarqand 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Samarqand five wins, two draws and Sogdiana three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Norkhonov 7 goals | J. Kaxramonov 3 goals |  S. Rashidov 2 goals |
Dinamo Samarqand missing players
Sogdiana missing players
| Dinamo Samarqand | Sogdiana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 93% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 79% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 79% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 64% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 7% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | 35% |
| 14.1 | 12.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Dinamo Samarqand have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Dinamo Samarqand have the fewest points (5) at home in Professional Football League
- Dinamo Samarqand have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Professional Football League
- Dinamo Samarqand have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Professional Football League
- Dinamo Samarqand have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Professional Football League
- Sogdiana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sogdiana have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Navbahor | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Nasaf | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Pakhtakor | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Sogdiana | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Qizilqum | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | AMGK | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | FK Olympic | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Metalourg | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Surkhon | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Bunyodkor | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Kokand-1912 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 12 | Termez Surkhon | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 13 |
| 13 | Neftchi | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Dinamo Samarqand | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 7 |
