Perhaps a welcome break from league football as MOIK & Qabala face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Azerbaidjan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Birinci Dasta fixture only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Kapaz, was also a home game here at Dalğa Arena. The away team is better rested.
MOIK form and stats
Last season, MOIK's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.MOIK have played 5 Birinci Dasta games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for MOIK, who played 1-1 against Kapaz. That match was also played at this venue (Dalğa Arena).
In the game before, an away victory in the Birinci Dasta match versus Sumqayt II with a 3-0 scoreline.MOIK have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dalğa Arena with 8 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, MOIK have conceded 5 goals.
Qabala form and stats
They also participated in Azerbaidjan Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Qarabag drew the shortest straw.Qabala have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Qabala have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
It's the second away game in a row for Qabala, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Zira in the Premier League last time out.
A draw for Qabala before that, at their own venue hosting Qarabag (0-0).The travelling fans enjoy Qabala's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Qabala have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
MOIK-Qabala H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: MOIK zero wins, Qabala three wins, three draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Iskandarov 5 goals | I. Alimi 4 goals | R. Schorr Utzig 3 goals |
MOIK missing players
Qabala missing players
| MOIK | Qabala | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qaradag Lokbatan | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | MOIK | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Kapaz | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sabah II | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Qarabag II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Kesl II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Zaqatala | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Neftchi II | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sumqayt II | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | FK Q@b@l@ II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Sbail II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Turan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Zira II | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 4 |
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Qabala | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Zira | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Neftci | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sabah | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 6 | Sumqayt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Sebail | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 10 |