Get ready for a show! The main characters are Sabah and Neftçi, 3 points is the prize and 90 minutes the duration.
- Sabah have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Premier League
- Neftçi is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League
Sabah form and stats
Sabah are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Bank Respublika Arena. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. days ago.
Sabah are returning here after visiting Sumqayt and winning with a 6-0 scoreline. Apeh scored the goal(s). As mentioned above, Sabah "killed" Sumqayt in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Kashchuk, having scored in three games in a row.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sumqayt and winning 6-0.The Sabah fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sabah have only let in {4 goals} at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 6-1-2 from 9 games.
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 Ivan Brkic is eager to challenge this, with his 187 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Neftçi won their last game, 3-0 versus Keşlə FK played at home.
Before that, the victory at home against Zira (after extra-time) in the Azerbaidjan Cup (3-1).
Neftçi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Neftçi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other previously this campaign: Neftçi - Sabah 2-3. The ref had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the sinner was Zulfugarli (Neftçi). As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sabah victories, two draws and five Neftçi wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Mahmudov 10 goals |   J. Mickels 9 goals | O. Kashchuk 7 goals |
Sabah missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Sabah | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 35 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 89% | 78% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 67% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 33% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 11% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 14.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.3 | 11.2 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 40% |
| 7.1 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Neftçi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Neftçi have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Neftçi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Neftçi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Neftçi is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier League
- Sabah have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sabah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sabah have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Sabah have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League
- Sabah have the most scored goals in the first half (18) 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 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Sabah | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 43 |
| 3 | Neftçi | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 4 | Zira | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 28 |
| 5 | Qabala | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Turan | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 17 |
| 7 | Keşlə FK | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 13 |
| 8 | Kapaz | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -19 | 12 |
| 9 | Sumqayt | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -20 | 12 |
| 10 | Sebail | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 10 |
