A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Neftçi fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Keşlə FK's 6th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Neftçi has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Keşlə FK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Neftçi nor Keşlə FK 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi, who have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League, have played 6 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Aqil M@mm@dov not having conceded a league goal in 210 minutes.
Happy days for Neftçi in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Sabah (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that, Neftçi drew at home versus Zira.
Neftçi have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Neftçi have conceded 10 from these games.
Keşlə FK form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Keşlə FK playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Keşlə has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Sabah.
The visiting Keşlə FK have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Keşlə's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Neftçi and Keşlə FK have met before this season: Keşlə FK - Neftçi 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Neftçi wins - draws - Keşlə FK wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ələsgərov 8 goals |   S. Rodrigues Pereira Junior 3 goals | A. Krivotsyuk 2 goals |
Neftçi missing players
Keşlə FK missing players
| Neftçi | Keşlə FK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 16.2 | 13.5 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 27% | 18% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 16% | 20% |
- Keşlə FK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Neftçi has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Neftçi has the most conceded goals (10) at home in Premier League
- Neftçi has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier League
- Neftçi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Neftçi | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Zira | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Sumqayıt | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 5 | Sebail | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Keşlə FK | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 7 | Qabala | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 8 | Sabah | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |