A peek at the Premier League standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's plenty more to learn about the fixture. Read our Qabala - Neftçi match guide!
- Qabala have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier League
- Neftçi have the most dropped points from leading position (8) 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
Overall Premier League statistics at home this season for Qabala are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Qabala, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating MOIK away with the result 2-1. Muradov and İsgəndərov found the net in that victory.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Zira.Qabala have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Şəhər stadionu with 11 goals in 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Neftçi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Neftçi has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Neftçi goalkeeper Kamran Ibrahimov is eager to challenge this, with his 201 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Neftçi played 0-0 against Sumqayt in their previous match.
Before that, Neftçi secured a home win against Sebail with the score 1-0.Neftçi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Neftçi have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Neftçi - Qabala 2-2 was the outcome when this pair of participants formerly played each other, some time ago this season. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Qabala won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Neftçi managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  U. Iskandarov 5 goals | I. Alimi 4 goals |  T. Bezerra 4 goals |
Qabala missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Qabala | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 69% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 15% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 11.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 37% | 38% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 33% |
| 10.4 | 9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.3 | 9.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
- All of Neftçi's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neftçi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Neftçi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Neftçi have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Neftçi have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- Neftçi have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Premier League
- Neftçi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Neftçi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Qabala have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Qabala have the most scored goals in the second half (16) 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 | Qarabağ | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Qabala | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Zira | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Neftçi | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sabah | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 6 | Sumqayt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Sebail | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 10 |