The league table is allowed to rest as Qarabağ and Keşlə FK battle for Azerbaidjan Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus F91 Dudelange, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Qarabağ form and stats
Last season, Qarabağ's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.17 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League games here for Qarabağ. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Qarabağ fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Qarabağ has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus F91 Dudelange in the Europa League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the match before that, Qarabağ hosted Keşlə FK and drew the Premier League game 2-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Qarabağ as they are travelling to their away game against Keşlə FK in the Azerbaidjan Cup. That match is four days after this one.
The Qarabağ fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Qarabağ have only let in 3 goals at home.
Keşlə FK form and stats
Keşlə FK was sent out of Azerbaidjan Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The visitors are W2-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Keşlə FK has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Qarabağ for a Premier League game that ended a draw (2-2). A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Kapaz.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Qarabağ in just four days.
Keşlə FK have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Qarabağ won 5, Keşlə FK won 1 and 4 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mədətov 16 goals |  F. Ozobić 9 goals |  Dani Quintana 7 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Keşlə FK missing players
| Qarabağ | Keşlə FK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 322 | 163 | Total Shots | T S | 74 | 201 | ||
| 139 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 83 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Neftci | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Keşlə FK | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 5 | Zira | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 6 | Sabah | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 7 | Qabala | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
| 8 | Sebail | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 12 |