Neftçi welcomes Zira to this second leg of the Azerbaidjan Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Neftçi form and stats
Last season their Azerbaidjan Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Zira.Neftçi are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Bakcell Arena. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Happy days for Neftçi in their previous game, a fixture away at Turan that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Zira in the Azerbaidjan Cup.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Neftçi as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Kesl FK are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Neftçi are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Neftçi have conceded 11 goals.
Zira form and stats
They also participated in Azerbaidjan Cup last season. This ended in the final.Playing away, Zira have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Zira has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Kesl FK for a 0-0 draw.
Before that, the win at home against Neftçi in the Azerbaidjan Cup (1-0).
The visiting Zira have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Zira as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other earlier on this season: Zira - Neftçi 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Neftçi wins - draws - Zira wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Mahmudov 10 goals |  A. Jaber 4 goals |  G. Donyoh 4 goals |
Neftçi missing players
Zira missing players
| Neftçi | Zira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 47 |
| 2 | Sabah | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | Neftçi | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Zira | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 27 |
| 5 | Qabala | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Turan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 16 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 8 | Sumqayt | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
| 9 | Kapaz | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -19 | 11 |
| 10 | Sebail | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 10 |
