Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Qarabağ & Zira face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Azerbaidjan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Qarabağ and Zira should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Qarabağ form and stats
Last season, Qarabağ's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Sumqayt.This stadium, Şəhər stadionu, has been a fortress for Qarabağ in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-2-0.
A nice win for Qarabağ last time playing, versus Neftci. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Andrade (2) and Kady scoring for the victors.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Sebail with a 3-0 scoreline.It's goals goals goals for Qarabağ who have scored 47 goals from 14 league home games. Defensively Qarabağ have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zira form and stats
They also participated in Azerbaidjan Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Kesl FK drew the shortest straw.6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Zira playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Zira aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 360 league minutes without a goal. Volkovi was the last player to find the net.
Zira's last game was the home draw against Kesl FK (0-0).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Neftci in the Premier League.Zira are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
Qarabağ-Zira H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Qarabağ five wins, Zira zero wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Borges Malinowski 12 goals |  F. Ozobić 11 goals |  D. Volkovi 11 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Zira missing players
| Qarabağ | Zira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 65 | 41 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.7 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 46% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 6.5 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 59 | 69 |
| 2 | Neftci | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 50 |
| 3 | Zira | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 47 |
| 4 | Qabala | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Sabah | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Kesl FK | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -24 | 22 |
| 7 | Sumqayt | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -24 | 22 |
| 8 | Sebail | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -40 | 15 |
