Match preview Premier League: Neftçi - Qarabağ

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Competition: Azerbaijan Premier League
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Neftçi and Qarabağ are both riding high in the Premier League with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Neftçi form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Neftçi, who have the most scored goals (28) at home in Premier League, have scored 28 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Neftçi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Sumqayıt. A strong away win before that one, visiting Sabah and winning 2-0.

Neftçi can score goals in their home matches. After 13 matches they have found the net 28 times. Neftçi are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Qarabağ form and stats

Qarabağ, who have the most points (32) away in Premier League, have an excellent away record so far with 10-2-1 from 13 games.

Qarabağ are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Azerbaidjan Cup against Qabala. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Zira at their stadium, the result 3-0.

The Qarabağ manager Q. Qurbanov has got the team scoring on the road, with 32 away goals in 13 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Qarabağ - Neftçi 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Neftçi won 2, Qarabağ won 4 and 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

B. Dabo
12 goals
M. Mədətov
10 goals
F. Ozobić
8 goals

Neftçi missing players

Qarabağ missing players

Neftçi Qarabağ
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
26 13 0 Played 0 13 26
16 8 0 Won 0 10 18
7 3 0 Drew 0 2 6
3 2 0 Lost 0 1 2
47 28 0 Scored 0 32 58
22 12 0 Conceded 0 8 19
92% 92% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 96%
85% 92% 0% Over 1.5 0% 92% 88%
50% 62% 0% Over 2.5 0% 54% 54%
27% 38% 0% Over 3.5 0% 31% 27%
8% 15% 0% Over 4.5 0% 15% 19%
54% 54% 0% BTTS 0% 46% 50%
46% 46% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 54% 46%
8% 8% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 8%
 
5.5 6.7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5.6 5.4
4 3.8 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 2.5 3
2.6 2.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.8 1.7
3 2 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Qarabağ hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Neftçi is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Neftçi
All Azerbaidjan Cup Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-03-19 PL Neftçi 3 - 0 Sabah
10-03-19 PL Sumqayıt 1 - 2 Neftçi
15-03-19 PL Neftçi 1 - 1 Qabala
30-03-19 PL Keşlə FK 0 - 1 Neftçi
06-04-19 PL Neftçi 4 - 2 Zira
14-04-19 PL Sebail 2 - 2 Neftçi
19-04-19 PL Sabah 0 - 2 Neftçi
27-04-19 PL Neftçi 2 - 3 Sumqayıt
05-05-19 PL Qabala 14:00 Neftçi
11-05-19 PL Neftçi 00:00 Qarabağ
Qarabağ
All Azerbaidjan Cup Champions League Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 PL Sebail 1 - 2 Qarabağ
01-04-19 PL Sumqayıt 0 - 6 Qarabağ
07-04-19 PL Qabala 1 - 2 Qarabağ
13-04-19 PL Qarabağ 3 - 0 Sabah
18-04-19 PL Qarabağ 3 - 0 Keşlə FK
23-04-19 AC Qabala 1 - 0 Qarabağ
27-04-19 PL Zira 0 - 3 Qarabağ
01-05-19 AC Qarabağ 2 - 1 Qabala
05-05-19 PL Qarabağ 14:00 Sebail
11-05-19 PL Neftçi 00:00 Qarabağ

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Qarabağ 26 18 6 2 58 19 13 8 4 1 26 11 13 10 2 1 32 8 39 60
2 Neftçi 26 16 7 3 47 22 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 19 10 25 55
3 Sebail 26 12 5 9 33 29 13 5 4 4 13 12 13 7 1 5 20 17 4 41
4 Qabala 26 9 9 8 30 29 13 6 5 2 17 11 13 3 4 6 13 18 1 36
5 Sabah 26 7 6 13 20 37 13 3 3 7 12 22 13 4 3 6 8 15 -17 27
6 Zira 26 6 7 13 24 39 14 4 4 6 13 21 12 2 3 7 11 18 -15 25
7 Sumqayıt 26 6 5 15 22 42 12 3 1 8 9 23 14 3 4 7 13 19 -20 23
8 Keşlə FK 26 5 5 16 24 41 13 3 1 9 11 17 13 2 4 7 13 24 -17 20

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