Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sogdiana in 9th and Navbahor in 8th place.
Sogdiana have less rest than Navbahor in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Professional Football League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Pakhtakor, so at least Sogdiana are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sogdiana form and stats
Sogdiana are steadily winning Professional Football League games and points here. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sogdiana after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Sogdiana lost their last game at Pakhtakor (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Andijan that finished 1-1.
Sogdiana have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 16 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Sogdiana have conceded only 8 goals.
Navbahor form and stats
There's been little loot from Navbahor's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Professional Football League. Navbahor only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. Navbahor are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Qizilqum fixture.
Navbahor's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Metalourg that finished 1-1. Before that, Navbahor travelled to Buxoro and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bunyodkor in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Navbahor have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Navbahor have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sogdiana and Navbahor have met before this season: Navbahor - Sogdiana 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Sogdiana wins - draws - Navbahor wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Norkhonov 7 goals |  A. Turgunboev 5 goals | M. Kolaković 3 goals |
Sogdiana missing players
Navbahor missing players
| Sogdiana | Navbahor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 26 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 21% |
| 11% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 42% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| 32% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 148 | 79 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 84 | 186 |
| 55 | 38 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 24 | 55 |
| 35% | 34% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 33% |
- Navbahor has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Professional Football League
- Navbahor has the most matches under the total-line (15) in Professional Football League
- Navbahor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sogdiana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sogdiana 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 | Pakhtakor | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 47 |
| 2 | AMGK | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Nasaf | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Kokand-1912 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Metalourg | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Bunyodkor | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 8 | Navbahor | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Sogdiana | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Mash'al | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 11 | Qizilqum | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 12 | Andijan | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 13 | Surkhon | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 12 |
| 14 | Buxoro | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | -24 | 10 |