It's early days in the Premier League and both Neftçi and Qabala are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Neftçi form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Neftçi's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points.
Neftçi enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Qarabag's place. The match ended 2-1 with V. Stanković and N. Ələsgərov scoring. Ahead of that match, Neftçi lost 1-3 at home to Galatasaray.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Neftçi at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Qabala form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Premier League ended in defeat. Last season Qabala had these away match statistics: Played 10; won 2, drew 3 and lost 5.
The attacking players of Qabala have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 267 minutes.
Qabala delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Keşlə FK (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sabah wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
0 goals so far away for Qabala, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Neftçi won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Qabala has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeNeftçi missing players
Qabala missing players
| Neftçi | Qabala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 24 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 43 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 29% | 22% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 10% |
- Neftçi has the most points from losing position (3) in Premier League
- Qabala has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Premier League
- Qabala has the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
- Qabala has the the worst goal difference (-3) away in Premier League
| Neftçi | Last season | Qabala | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 95% | ||
| 45% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 65% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 25% | ||
| 10% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | ||
| 45% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 55% | ||
| 45% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 20% | ||
| 30% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 271 | 144 | Total Shots | T S | 119 | 249 | ||
| 112 | 64 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 104 | ||
| 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 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 | Sumqayt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sabah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Neftçi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Qarabag | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Keşlə FK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Zira | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Qabala | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 8 | Sebail | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 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 | Qarabag | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Neftçi | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Keşlə FK | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 5 | Zira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 6 | Sabah | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | Sebail | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 20 |
| 8 | Qabala | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 19 |