A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Sabah and Qabala know what's at stake in this second leg of the Azerbaidjan Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Sabah nor Qabala as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Azerbaidjan Cup.Sabah's results here in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Sabah as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Sabah lost their last game at Qabala after a 0-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Neftci (0-2).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sabah here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Sabah's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Qabala form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Qabala, as they won the Azerbaidjan Cup.There's been little loot from Qabala's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Qabala only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
212 minutes! That's how long the Qabala goalkeeper Anar N@zirov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Qabala are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Azerbaidjan Cup against Sabah. A 1-1 draw at Sumqayt's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Qabala when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Qabala have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Qabala - Sabah 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Sabah won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Qabala has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 6Sabah missing players
Qabala missing players
| Sabah | Qabala | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 207 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 254 | ||
| 95 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 108 | ||
| 20% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | ||
| 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 | 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 | Kesl 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 |