A very important fixture as both teams are challenging for the top league positions. With Pakhtakor in 2nd place and Neftchi placed 3rd, this promises to be a thriling fight. Read on to learn more!
- Pakhtakor have scored in all their matches so far.
- Neftchi have the most scored goals (12) away in Professional Football League
There have been little to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Uzbekistan Cup match only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Dinamo Samarqand, so at least Pakhtakor are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Pakhtakor form and stats
Pakhtakor are steadily winning Professional Football League games and points here at Paxtakor Markaziy Stadion. 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. days ago.
The regulars are hoping that Pakhtakor will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Uzbekistan Cup fixture against Dinamo Samarqand.
Before that match, a Professional Football League win away at FK Olympic.A decent goal production from Pakhtakor in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches.
Neftchi form and stats
As the visiting team in Professional Football League matches, Neftchi have produced an overall stat of 3-4-0 so far. We have seen quite the remarkable sequence of draws for Neftchi when on the road, as their last four away games have all ended equal. Not since the Andijan game has the points been won by one team.
Neftchi won their last game, 1-0 versus Metalourg played at home. Gulomov came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Metalourg last time out, making the manager Levchenko feel like a tactical genius.
A draw for Neftchi before that, at their own venue hosting Navbahor (0-0).Neftchi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. Neftchi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Neftchi - Pakhtakor 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Pakhtakor victories, two draws and four Neftchi wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ćeran 10 goals | A. Turgunboev 3 goals |  U. Khoshimov 3 goals |
Pakhtakor missing players
Neftchi missing players
| Pakhtakor | Neftchi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 86% |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 71% |
| 62% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 12.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 52% | 40% |
| 6.8 | 6.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
- Neftchi have not yet lost a game.
- Neftchi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Neftchi have the most clean sheets (4) away in Professional Football League
- Neftchi have the most scored goals (12) away in Professional Football League
- Neftchi have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Professional Football League
- Neftchi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pakhtakor have scored in all their matches so far.
- Pakhtakor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Pakhtakor | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Neftchi | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Nasaf | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | AMGK | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Termez Surkhon | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Andijan | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Sogdiana | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Bunyodkor | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | FK Olympic | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Metalourg | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Qizilqum | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 13 | Turan | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Buxoro | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
