Who will win the bronze medal: "Araz-Nakhchivan" or "Turan Tovuz"?

With the last three rounds of the Misli Premier League approaching, the winner of only one of the awards is unknown.

Idman.biz reports that the bronze medal of the championship, where "Qarabagh" secured gold and "Zira" secured silver, is still waiting for its owner.

After 33 rounds, there are two candidates to be in the "top three". "Araz-Nakhchivan" is in 3rd place with 55 points. "Turan Tovuz", which is 4th, is 6 points behind.

Eliminating such a difference in 3 rounds seems like an extremely difficult task. But the calendar does not promise a good finish for "Araz-Nakhchivan".

True, Elmar Bakhshiyev's team may already secure a bronze medal and a ticket to the Conference League this weekend. For this, the Nakhchivan representative should not lose to "Qarabagh" and hope that "Turan Tovuz" gets fewer points in the match with "Neftchi". In short, if Elmar Bakhshiyev wins, he should want the Tovuz team to lose any points, and if they draw, he should want them to lose.

"Araz-Nakhchivan" needs 4 points to win bronze, regardless of the results of "Turan Tovuz". Two of the opponents are the strongest in the championship - "Qarabagh" and "Zira". True, the finish is formal for the contenders who have already secured gold and silver, but taking points from them is not considered easy either. The representative of the Autonomous Republic also has a difficult trip to Shamakhi.

"Turan Tovuz"'s game schedule looks lighter. It is not impossible to defeat "Neftchi", who are having an unsuccessful season, at home, and "Sumgayit" away. In the last round, the Western derby with "Kapaz" will take place at their home stadium in Tovuz. It is also possible for Kurban Berdiyev's team to collect 9 points in these matches. But even a winning streak finish may not be enough.

"Araz-Nakhchivan"'s last 3 games:
Round XXXIV. "Qarabagh" (a)
Round XXXV. "Shamakhi" (a)
Round XXXVI. "Zira" (h)

"Turan Tovuz"'s last 3 games:
Round XXXIV. "Neftchi" (h)
Round XXXV. "Sumgayit" (a)
Round XXXVI. "Kapaz" (h)

It should be noted that the games of round XXXIV will be held on May 8-10.

Vugar Khayrullayev
Idman.biz