Sumqayıt welcomes Neftçi to this second leg of the Azerbaidjan Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Sumqayıt nor Neftçi 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.
Neftçi play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Neftçi when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from six matches. They have scored 11 goals and conceded 5 times in these games.
Sumqayıt form and stats
Sumqayıt was eliminated in the final last season in the Azerbaidjan Cup.Sumqayıt have played 7 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Sumqayıt goalkeeper Mekhti Dzhenetov is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 267 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
A good away victory last time out for Sumqayıt, who won 1-0 against Neftçi. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Qabala that ended 1-1.
The Sumqayıt fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Sumqayıt have conceded 11 from these games.
Neftçi form and stats
Last season their Azerbaidjan Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Sumqayıt.The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Azerbaidjan Cup home defeat versus Sumqayıt with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Sabah with the score of 2-0.
Neftçi have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Neftçi have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Neftçi - Sumqayıt 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sumqayıt won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Neftçi has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
 
B. Dabo
14 goals
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E. Mahmudov
8 goals
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Sumqayıt missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Sumqayıt | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 6.3 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 193 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 315 | ||
| 69 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 120 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 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 | Neftçi | 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 | Sumqayıt | 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 |