SUMQAYIT, Azerbaijan (Interstat) — Freddy Vargas scored in the 54th minute Saturday, lifting Neftçi PFK to a 1-0 victory over Kəpəz PFK in a Premyer Liqa match at Mehdi Hüseynzadə Adına Sumqayıt Şəhər Stadionu.

The win improved Neftçi’s league record to 10 wins, five losses and six draws. Kəpəz fell to 6-13-3. Across all competitions, Neftçi stands 11-6-6, while Kəpəz is 7-13-3.

Neftçi had won its previous league match, defeating Qarabağ Ağdam FK 2-1 on April 30, and entered the contest having taken three of its last five. Kəpəz had lost 2-0 at Araz-Naxçıvan PFK on May 15 and had dropped four of its last five league games.

The two sides last met Nov. 1, 2025, when Neftçi won 5-1 at home.