Neftçi get ready to welcome Sabah for something different than the ordinary league football: The Azerbaidjan Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
This has all the signs of an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Neftçi form and stats
Last season, Neftçi's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Zira.Neftçi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Wisła Płock that ended 1-1.
Before that, Neftçi drew at home versus Varda SE.Sabah form and stats
Sabah's mission in Azerbaidjan Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Sabah has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Paksi SE for a 1-1 draw.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Sebail.Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Neftçi seven wins, two draws and Sabah one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mickels 6 goals |  T. Bezerra 4 goals | A. Isaev 4 goals |
Neftçi missing players
Sabah missing players
| Neftçi | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
