With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Zira fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Qabala.
- Zira have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Premier League
- Qabala have the fewest scored goals (20) in Premier League
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Qarabag, so at least Zira are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Qabala are struggling to avoid relegation.
Zira form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Zira, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Premier League, at their home stadium is 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. Zira have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Zira aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zira have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Qabala form and stats
Qabala, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Premier League, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-9 (12 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Qabala, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team. Three has not been a lucky number for Qabala as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Neftci match.
Qabala aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 293 league minutes without a goal. J. Goxha was the last player to find the net.
Preceding that, the 0-5 home loss versus Qarabag.
Qabala are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 12 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Qabala struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Qabala - Zira 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Zira, five draws and three wins for Qabala. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Volkovi 8 goals |  A. Ramazanov 5 goals | C. Bauque 5 goals |
Zira missing players
Qabala missing players
| Zira | Qabala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 26 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 39 |
| 72% | 67% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 76% |
| 36% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 36% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 48% |
| 44% | 58% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 16% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 67% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.4 | 10.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 33% | 28% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 21% | 23% |
- Qabala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Qabala have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Qabala have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Premier League
- Qabala have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Qabala have the fewest scored goals (20) in Premier League
- Qabala have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Premier League
- Qabala have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Qabala have the most conceded goals (39) in Premier League
- Qabala have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Premier League
- Qabala have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Premier League
- Qabala have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
- Qabala haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Qabala is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Zira have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Premier League
- Zira have the most clean sheets (7) at home 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 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 51 |
| 2 | Neftci | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Zira | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 5 | Sabah | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 6 | Sebail | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 24 |
| 7 | Qabala | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -19 | 24 |
| 8 | Kesl FK | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 23 |