After two consecutive wins in the two matches from the new season, Istiklol Dushanbe and FK Khatlon remain on the top spots of Tajikistan's Vysshaya Liga, but the question is: for how long?.
Two teams, whose start of the new season hasn't been promising will now face each other on Saturday, when Regar-TadAZ host FK Istaravshan.
Third loss in a row for the away side will mean an almost certain place for them in the relegation zone, so they will have to take at least a point out of this one.
In a local derby CSKA Pomir will try to escape their misery with a much needed home win against their city rival's, Lokomotiv Pamir.
Unfortunately for the home side, this won't be an easy task, considering Lokomotiv's undefeated form from the start of the new season.
In a battle for the top, the two teams who still haven't lost any points will face each other.
In the past matches between these two sides, Istiklol Dushanbe have been the better side, leading with 4 wins in 6 matches, while FK Khatlon only managed to split the points in the other two matches.
Kuktosh Rudaki will try to remain in the top three after their upcoming match against FK Khujand.
This won't be an easy task for the home side, having in mind the fact that in the 6 most recent matches between these two sides, FK Khujand managed to grab all points possible.