With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Qabala fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Keşlə FK.
- Qabala has the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
- Keşlə FK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
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.
Qabala form and stats
1 victory, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Qabala have to build on here at Şəhər stadionu in the Premier League.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Qarabag.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Qabala have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
Qabala are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Qabala have conceded 9 goals.
Keşlə FK form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Keşlə FK have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Keşlə FK's last three away games as they have all been lost. Three has not been a lucky number for Keşlə as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sabah match.
It's the second away game in a row for Keşlə FK, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Kapaz in the Azerbaidjan Cup last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kapaz.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Keşlə FK in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Keşlə, three draws and one defeat.
Keşlə are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Keşlə struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Keşlə FK - Qabala 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Qabala won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Keşlə FK has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Schorr Utzig 3 goals |  S. Rodrigues Pereira Junior 3 goals | Y. Nəbiyev 2 goals |
Qabala missing players
Keşlə FK missing players
| Qabala | Keşlə FK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 64% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 64% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 29% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 14.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 14.7 | 12.9 |
| 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 25% | 19% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 17% | 20% |
- Keşlə FK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Keşlə FK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Qabala has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Qabala has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Premier League
- Qabala has the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Neftci | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | Qarabag | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 29 |
| 3 | Zira | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Qabala | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 6 | Sabah | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 7 | Keşlə FK | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 8 | Sebail | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 13 |