Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Qabala in 4th and Sabah in 5th place.
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Qabala form and stats
5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Qabala so far this season.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Neftci (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Before that, Qabala had a home game versus Sebail which ended with a victory 2-1.
Qabala has scored 14 goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Qabala have conceded only 8 goals.
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Sabah form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sabah are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.Sabah delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sumqayıt (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Kesl FK's place.
The attacking power of Sabah when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored in 11 matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Sabah in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sabah - Qabala 0-1, played this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Qabala, 0 draws and 1 win for Sabah.Top Goalscorers
  J. Adeniyi 8 goals |  M. Dević 7 goals |  S. Joseph-Monrose 6 goals |
Qabala missing players
Sabah missing players
| Qabala | Sabah | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | Played | 10 | 21 |
| 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 95% |
| 67% | 70% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 71% |
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 10% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 10% | 5% |
| 62% | 60% | Both teams to score | 60% | 38% |
| 29% | 40% | Clean Sheet | 10% | 29% |
| 24% | 20% | Failed To Score | 30% | 38% |
| 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 | Neftçi | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | Sebail | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Qabala | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Sabah | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 22 |
| 6 | Zira | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 22 |
| 7 | Keşlə FK | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 8 | Sumqayıt | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
