The league table is allowed to rest as Qabala and Qarabağ battle for Azerbaidjan Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Qabala form and stats
Last season, Qabala's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.1 victory, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Qabala have to build on here at Şəhər stadionu in the Premier League.
The fans are hoping that Qabala will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Azerbaidjan Cup game against Qarabağ.
The Qabala fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Qabala have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Qarabağ form and stats
Last season their Azerbaidjan Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W2-D5-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. In general it has been a productive period now for Qarabağ as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. Qarabağ are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
The supporters enjoyed Qarabağ's previous game versus Qabala, a Azerbaidjan Cup 3-1 win played at home. Before that, Qarabağ secured a home win against Sebail with the score 4-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Qarabağ's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Qarabağ - Qabala 3-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Qabala one win, two draws and Qarabağ seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mədətov 10 goals |  F. Ozobić 7 goals | O. Kwabena 6 goals |
Qabala missing players
Qarabağ missing players
| Qabala | Qarabağ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 53 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.9 | 14.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 29 |
| 2 | Neftci | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Zira | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 5 | Qabala | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 6 | Sabah | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 7 | Sebail | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 8 | Kesl FK | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 13 |