Welcome to the show! The main characters are Qarabağ and Sabah, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- Qarabağ have the most scored goals (55) in Premier League
- Sabah have the most clean sheets (13) in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Qarabağ form and stats
9-1-0 is the performance here at Azərsun Arena so far in the Premier League, giving Qarabağ a total of 28 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! Qarabağ has recorded two wins in a row here at Azərsun Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Qarabağ coach Qurbanov and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Kapaz (placed 9th). The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Gurbanli, having bagged a goal in three consecutive games.
Ahead of that match, Qarabağ won a home game hosting Kesl FK (3-1).Qarabağ are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). Qarabağ have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sabah form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Sabah so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Sabah as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.
Sabah have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Yusif Imanov. It's been 377 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Sabah won their last game, 4-0 versus Sebail played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Sabah was very dominant against Sebail, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Mickels and Volkovi providing the goals. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Mickels and that is impressive stuff!
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Qabala at their stadium, the result 3-0.Sabah are a potent attacking force on the road with their 26 goals in 10 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Qarabağ have pulled off a streak of 17 consecutive matches without defeat (12-5-0) when facing Sabah.Believe it or not, Sabah have scored in every league match they've had since NOT scoring against today's home team; the Sabah - Qarabağ 0-0 game eight fixtures ago.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Gurbanli 16 goals |  R. Şeydayev 15 goals |   J. Mickels 12 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Sabah missing players
| Qarabağ | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 27 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 26 | 49 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 57% |
| 52% | 70% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 30% | 19% |
| 43% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 57% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 6.3 | 6.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15.1 | 15.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 41% | 42% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 47% | 43% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
- Qarabağ have not yet lost a game.
- Qarabağ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Qarabağ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Qarabağ have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most points (28) at home in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most points from losing position (12) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most scored goals (27) at home in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most scored goals (55) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have the the best goal difference (+43) in Premier League
- Qarabağ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Qarabağ is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League
- Sabah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sabah have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sabah have the most clean sheets (13) in Premier League
- Sabah have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Sabah | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 52 |
| 3 | Neftci | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Zira | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 32 |
| 5 | Qabala | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 6 | Turan | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 20 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 16 |
| 8 | Sumqayt | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -23 | 15 |
| 9 | Kapaz | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -20 | 14 |
| 10 | Sebail | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 13 |
