National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zaqatala or Sebail that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Zaqatala saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Birinci Dasta. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sumqayt II, was also a home game here at Şəhər stadionu. The away team is better rested.
Zaqatala form and stats
Last season, Zaqatala's Azerbaidjan Cup journey ended in the 1st round.3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Birinci Dasta numbers at home for Zaqatala so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Sumqayt II in the Birinci Dasta last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that, Zaqatala played out a Birinci Dasta draw 1-1 when visiting Qarabag II.A decent goal production from Zaqatala in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Zaqatala have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sebail form and stats
They also participated in Azerbaidjan Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Sumqayt drew the shortest straw.There's been little loot from Sebail's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Sebail only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Sebail are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Kesl FK.
A 0-1 defeat away at Neftci before that.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Sebail, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Zaqatala wins - draws - Sebail wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Əliyev 2 goals |  J. Goxha 2 goals |  N. Rajsel 2 goals |
Zaqatala missing players
Sebail missing players
| Zaqatala | Sebail | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Conceded | C | 25 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 52% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qaradag Lokbatan | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | MOIK | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Kapaz | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sabah II | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Qarabag II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Kesl II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Zaqatala | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Neftchi II | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sumqayt II | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | FK Q@b@l@ II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Sbail II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Turan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Zira II | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 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 | Qarabag | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Qabala | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Zira | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Neftci | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sabah | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 6 | Sumqayt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Sebail | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 10 |