A new Premier League adventure is ready to unfold and this is the first real game for Kapaz and Zira. Let's go!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kapaz form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Kapaz as they were promoted from Birinci Dasta last season. Happy days that were secured through 9 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses from 24 games. The team scored 19 goals at home last season and conceded 13. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Zira form and stats
Let's have a look at how Zira performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 27 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 3 with 17/13 goals scored/conceded.
That defeat was their first after four consecutive league games winning points.
Just as the home team, Zira have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Zira wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kapaz three wins, two draws and Zira five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Kapaz missing players
Zira missing players
| Kapaz | Zira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapaz | Last season | Zira | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 89% | ||
| 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 39% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 11% | ||
| 21% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 62% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 43% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 9.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kapaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kesl FK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Neftci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Qabala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Qarabag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sabah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sebail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sumqayt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Turan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Zira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 55 |
| 2 | Kesl II | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | Qarabag II | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Sabah II | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Neftchi II | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Kapaz | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | MOIK | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Zaqatala | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | FK Q@b@l@ II | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Turan | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Sumqayt II | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 20 |
| 12 | Sbail II | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -32 | 15 |
| 13 | Zira II | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -38 | 12 |
| Last season | 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 | 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 |