Sumqayıt and Skendija 79 get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League 1st Qualifying Round fixture.
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.
Sumqayıt form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Sumqayıt at their home stadium (Kapital Bank Arena) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for Sumqayıt's attacking players as they have now played 211 minutes without scoring in a league game. R. Sadikhov was their last goal scorer.
Sumqayıt's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Keşlə FK. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Qabala (0-5).
The defeat against Keşlə FK was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by A. Salahli).
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sumqayıt at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Skendija 79 form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 2nd qualifying round.Skendija 79 are still undefeated on their travels in the First League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
The Skendija goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 226 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Skendija 79 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Makedonija. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Struga in the First League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Borec in just two days.
It's early days yet, but Skendija 79 has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Doriev 2 goals |  V. Ahmedi 1 goals | E. Totre 1 goals |
Sumqayıt missing players
Skendija 79 missing players
| Sumqayıt | Skendija 79 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 49 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 199 | 96 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 254 | ||
| 70 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 106 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Neftçi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Keşlə FK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sebail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Sumqayıt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Sabah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -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 | Shkupi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Skendija 79 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Renova | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Sileks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Pelister | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Borec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Rabotnicki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Vardar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Makedonija | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Struga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Akademija Pandev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 12 | Belasica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 0 |