Araz hosted Mil-Mugan in the opening round of the Azerbaijan Premier League on 15 August 2026, and the match ended 0:0. Both sides came in with mixed form, and by then neither could claim momentum. To be fair, it was a game where chances were thin on the ground.
The first card came at the 19th minute when Diogo Rollo went yellow. Mil-Mugan replaced M. Yaw at the 40th minute, and Araz brought on A. Sudi twice in quick succession at 62 and 63. F. Nabiyev and M. Mara picked up bookings at 65 and 68, with P. Andrade following at 71.
Substitutions stacked up in the final quarter. C. Nuriyev and A. Fernandez came on together at 77, D. Cardoso at 84, Bruno Franco at 85, and D. Dos Santos in stoppage time at 90+4. The match never opened up, and it stayed that way until the whistle.
Araz sit 11th after four games with one point from a draw and three defeats. Mil-Mugan are eighth, carrying four points from one win, one draw and two losses. Neither result shifts the table significantly, but it does extend Araz's winless run.