The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Zira are in the 3rd position while the guesting Sabah worry at 6th.
- Zira has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Zira form and stats
3-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Zira, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League, so far this season.
Zira has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Zira have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sabah form and stats
Sabah have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Qarabag.
Sabah have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Sabah in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sabah - Zira 0-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Zira three wins, two draws and Sabah four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ramazanov 5 goals |  D. Volkovi 5 goals |
Zira missing players
Sabah missing players
| Zira | Sabah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 43% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 24% | 25% |
- Sabah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zira has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Zira has the most clean sheets (4) 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 | Neftci | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | Qarabag | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 29 |
| 3 | Zira | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Sumqayt | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Qabala | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 6 | Sabah | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 7 | Keşlə FK | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 8 | Sebail | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 13 |