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Four games, four wins – Ahal FK could hardly have started the 2020 season better. The runner-up of the past three seasons wants to realize the title coup for the first time in the club’s history and has made a strong start to the season. On the fifth day of the Turkmen Yokary League there is now a summit meeting with Altyn Asyr.
For Ahal FK, the top game against last year’s champion is groundbreaking. Altyn Asyr is one of the big favorites in the Yokary League. Most recently, the blue-whites won the championship six times in a row, and Altyn Asyr was even a double winner in three seasons. It is probably only a matter of time before the twelve-year-old capital club replaces city rival Köpetdag as sole record champion.
Is it the Altyn Asyr vs. Ahal FK odds of the best bookmakers, the home side are favorites in the top Turkmen game despite a manageable start to the season. However, Altyn Asyr’s home advantage should not be overstated. Ahal FK also plays their own home games in the Asgabat Stadium.
As the most recent direct comparison of the two teams shows, the supposed guests did not really have to hide. Altyn Asyr has won only one of their last six duels against Ahal FK. It is a record that is not exactly for an Altyn Asyr vs. Ahal FK forecast speaks to the home side.
Altyn Asyr:
Altyn Asyr is currently the best Turkmenistan soccer team in terms of title wins in recent years. The blue-whites last won the championship in the Yokary League for six seasons in a row and are thus equal to titles with city rivals Kopetdag Asgabat (6). With another title win, Altyn Asyr would become the sole record holder.
In contrast to the seasons before, the start of the 2020 season was not really pleasant. In the four games, there was only one win for the blue-whites from the Turkmen capital. Leader Ahal FK is now six points behind. It is therefore all the more important to win the Thursday game and thus reduce the gap.
After the Yokary League was interrupted for almost a month under the current circumstances, there have been two draws for Altyn Asyr since the start of play. The division of points against the city rival Kopetdag Asgabat will still be able to cope, but the tie against energetics is unlikely. Altyn Asyr took the equalizer to the 1-1 final score in the last minute of stoppage time.
Yazguly Khodzhageldyev has been in Altyn Asyr FK’s coaching position for six years. Since then, the 43-year-old has won 14 titles with the capital club and was also represented in the prestigious AFC Cup 2018 in the final. Over the years, Khodzhageldyev has established the team as the new flagship of Turkmenistan and now wants to build on it.
The home strength of the blue-whites in particular has been a decisive factor in recent years. Last season, Asgabat Stadium only went bankrupt on the last – and at the time insignificant – matchday. In the home record of 9-4-1 Altyn Asyr was without a win in the home games against Ahal (1: 1) and FC Asgabat (1: 1, 1: 2).
Both teams also play their home games at the Asgabat Stadium, which limits Altyn Asyr’s home advantage to a certain extent. How important home law can be under normal conditions was explained in the betting base guide on home advantage.
Ahal:
Ahal FK greets from the top of the table with a bright white vest. The runner-up of the past three years took four wins in four games at the start of the season and did not concede a single goal. In the top game against Altyn Asyr, the strong start to the season should be continued.
In recent years, Altyn Asyr has repeatedly been the final boss of Ahal FK. Most recently there was a defeat in the final of the Turkmen Cup 2019, with which the green-whites just missed the fourth cup title in the club’s history. To underpin their own title ambitions and keep one of the big title favorites at a distance, a defeat in the upcoming top game is prohibited.
So far, the course of the green-whites has been impressive. After the significant home win over Sagadam (2-0), Ahal FK recently also took an important away win (1-0) against Kopetdag Asgabat. Winter newcomer Elman Tagayew netted twice and screwed up his scorer account.
Ahal FK plays their own home games, like Altyn Asyr and FC Asgabat, in the Asgabat stadium in the Turkmen capital. For the green-whites it is not really an away game on Thursday, especially since the crowd in Turkmenistan is rather manageable. It remains to be seen how Ahal FK will present themselves in the Asgabat Stadium, especially since the psychological disadvantage of an away game is eliminated.
According to the motto “Never change a winning team”, Hojaahmet Arazow will probably not make any major changes in the squad.
Altyn Asyr vs Ahal head to head matches
26.11.19 YOK Ahal Altyn Asyr 3 : 1
10.08.19 YOK Altyn Asyr Ahal 3 : 0
10.05.19 YOK Ahal Altyn Asyr 2 : 2
24.04.19 YOK Altyn Asyr Ahal 1 : 1
07.10.18 YOK Ahal Altyn Asyr 1 : 0