The league table is allowed to rest as Keşlə FK and Zira battle for Azerbaidjan Cup honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Keşlə nor Zira as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Keşlə FK form and stats
Keşlə participated in Azerbaidjan Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.With 1 Premier League win, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Keşlə FK are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Keşlə who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Qabala, 165 days ago. The home fans are hungry for more even though Keşlə have been steadily collecting points here through three straight draws.
Keşlə are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 263 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. Hadzhiyev). Keşlə are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Sabah in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Zira that finished 0-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sebail are coming to town in three days.
Keşlə aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. Keşlə's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zira form and stats
Zira's mission in Azerbaidjan Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Azerbaidjan Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
The attacking players of Zira have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes. Zira have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matheus Albino Carneiro. It's been 247 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Zira, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Neftci. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Keşlə FK in the Premier League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zira are hosting Sumqayt in the Premier League only three days away.
Zira find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Zira have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Keşlə FK-Zira H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Keşlə FK three wins, Zira five wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Volkovi 8 goals |  A. Ramazanov 5 goals | C. Bauque 5 goals |
Keşlə FK missing players
Zira missing players
| Keşlə FK | Zira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 17 | 28 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 20% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabag | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 47 |
| 2 | Neftci | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Zira | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Qabala | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 6 | Sabah | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 7 | Sebail | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 21 |
| 8 | Keşlə FK | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 20 |