"Nothing extraordinary happened in the first half of the championship. At the beginning of the season, it was expected that "Qarabag" would be the favorite, and "Sabah" would be their main rival." Tural Asgarov said this in his statement to Sport24.az.
The well-known agent evaluated the first half of the season in the Misli Premier League:
"It was expected that "Turan Tovuz", "Zira" and "Araz-Nakhchivan" would try to join this fight. "Neftchi" remains a riddle. After the failure, they also changed the head coach. Looking at the results recorded in recent years, Sabah's winter championship was expected. "Qarabag" is out of the rhythm of the championship due to its performance in the Champions League. "Sabah" took maximum advantage of this and went to the break in the first place. A legionnaire who made a name for himself with his game? I think it's too early to say something about it. I can't name a particularly distinguished legionnaire yet."
It should be noted that "Sabah" went to the break as the winter champion of the 2025/2026 season.