The visiting Neftçi side should be favourites in this visit to Sabah, as the away team holds a 25 point advantage from their 23 league games this season.
- Sabah have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Neftçi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
Sabah and Neftçi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Neftçi are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Sabah form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sabah have to build on here at Bank Respublika Arena in the Premier League.
R. Sheydaev was the last player to score a league goal for Sabah and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sabah haven't scored in 225 minutes. Sabah are confident in defense, having played 287 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Sabah manager V. Fernandez and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kesl FK (placed 8th) in the Premier League. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Sebail.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sabah here at Bank Respublika Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Sabah's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Neftçi, who have the most points (20) away in Premier League, collect 20 points from their 10 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Neftçi go into this game after a win, the home game against Zira that ended 4-0. A 2-2 draw at Qabala's stadium before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Neftçi was very dominant against Zira, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with N. Ələsgərov (2) and M. Abbasov providing the goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Neftçi's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. Neftçi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Neftçi - Sabah 2-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (Sabah wins - draws - Neftçi wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ələsgərov 16 goals |   K. Koubemba 5 goals | M. Abbasov 5 goals |
Sabah missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Sabah | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 29 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 78% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 70% |
| 39% | 36% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 35% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.4 | 10.1 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 24% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 35% | 32% |
- Neftçi have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Neftçi have the most points (20) away in Premier League
- Sabah have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 | Qarabag | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 47 |
| 2 | Neftçi | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Sumqayt | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Zira | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 32 |
| 5 | Qabala | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 6 | Sabah | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 7 | Sebail | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 21 |
| 8 | Kesl FK | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 20 |