Sumqayıt and Zira have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.
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!
Sumqayıt form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Sumqayıt are 2-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Sumqayıt manager A. Abbasov and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Neftçi (placed 2nd) in the Premier League. In the match before that, Sumqayıt hosted Neftçi and drew the Azerbaidjan Cup game 0-0.
Sumqayıt has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Zira form and stats
There's been little loot from Zira's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Zira only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Zira won their last game, 2-0 versus Sabah played at home. Ahead of that match was the Azerbaidjan Cup away draw versus Sebail that ended 0-0.
The attacking power of Zira when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Zira have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Zira - Sumqayıt 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sumqayıt one win, four draws and Zira five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Babaei Alibeyk 6 goals |  M. İlyasov 4 goals |  A. Agayev 3 goals |
Sumqayıt missing players
Zira missing players
| Sumqayıt | Zira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 21 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 53% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 27% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 20% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 27% |
| 3.5 | 3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | 42 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 56 | 129 |
| 43 | 13 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 17 | 48 |
| 35% | 46% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- Sumqayıt have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Sumqayıt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zira has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Zira has the fewest points (5) away
- Zira has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Zira has the most matches over the total-line (8)
- Zira has the the worst goal difference (-8) away
- Zira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zira have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zira have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zira have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Zira haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 |