Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Qarabağ - Neftçi!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Qarabağ form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Qarabağ, who have the most scored goals (25) in Premier League, have scored 13 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Qarabağ have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A strong away win for Qarabağ against Sebail the last match, as M. Emreli were on target. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Kesl FK.
The Qarabağ fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Qarabağ have only let in 3 goals at home.
Neftçi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
There were no winners in Neftçi's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Sumqayıt (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the Azerbaidjan Cup away draw versus Sumqayıt that ended 0-0.
Neftçi have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Neftçi have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Neftçi - Qarabağ 0-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Qarabağ won four, Neftçi won two and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mədətov 5 goals |   S. Joseph-Monrose 5 goals |  İ. İbrahimli 4 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Qarabağ | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 80% |
| 67% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 73% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 67% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 33% |
| 6.9 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 198 | 81 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 107 | 213 |
| 89 | 43 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 39 | 82 |
| 27% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 23% |
- Neftçi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Qarabağ has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Qarabağ has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Qarabağ has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Qarabağ has the most clean sheets (10)
- Qarabağ has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Qarabağ has the most points (17) at home
- Qarabağ has the most scored goals (25)
- Qarabağ has the most scored goals in the first half (13)
- Qarabağ has the the best goal difference (+10) at home
- Qarabağ has the the best goal difference (+18)
- Qarabağ have not yet lost a game at home.
- Qarabağ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Qarabağ have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Qarabağ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Qarabağ haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Neftçi | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Kesl FK | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Zira | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 5 | Sumqayıt | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sabah | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 7 | Qabala | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 8 | Sebail | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 12 |