Qarabağ and Villarreal get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Qarabağ nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Villarreal when visiting Qarabağ as the cities are 5400 kilometers apart.
Qarabağ form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.Qarabağ have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Qarabağ are confident in defense, having played 216 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Qarabağ shared the glory with Zira in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. A Europa League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kesl FK are coming to town in two days.
The Qarabağ manager Q. Qurbanov has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Qarabağ are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Valencia.Still no away game victory in the La Liga for Villarreal with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Villarreal has drawn their two previous away games.
Villarreal are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Cadiz. A home win before that, celebrating 5-3 vs Sivasspor.
A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Real Valladolid in the La Liga only four days away.
Villarreal are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. Villarreal have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Alcácer García 4 goals |  G. Moreno Balaguero 3 goals |   M. Mədətov 2 goals |
Qarabağ missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Qarabağ | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 42 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 280 | 158 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 256 | ||
| 124 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 101 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Villarreal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sumqayt | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Neftci | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Zira | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Kesl FK | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Sabah | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Sebail | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Qabala | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Granada | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Cadiz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Elche | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Getafe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Eibar | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Valencia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Athletic Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Huesca | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Levante | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 |