Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıData current as of September 11, 2026

Neftçi vs Qabala: match statistics

Neftçi crest
Neftçi
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Qabala crest
Qabala
155%(1.62)
X30%(3.50)
215%(5.20)

Neftçi presents decidedly better disposition in home matches, with a goal difference of +2 and only 22% losses on their own turf. The hosts record an average of 1.33 goals per match at home with 60% ball possession, and their xG (1.76) exceeds xGA (0.89), confirming offensive and defensive solidity. Qabala, meanwhile, has abysmal away form – 67% losses, a negative goal difference (-3), only 11% wins, and 56% of matches without scoring a goal away. The visitors' average xG away (1.03) is significantly lower than xGA (1.48), indicating problems in both attack and defense. Taking all these factors into account, Neftçi has a clear advantage, although their high percentage of home draws (67%) suggests caution when predicting a certain victory.

Neftçi vs Qabala: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Neftçi played against Qabala in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The game was played on February 10, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Neftçi has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Qabala has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Neftçi scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 0.94. Qabala scores 1.06 and allows 1.35. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 39% of Neftçi's games and 41% of Qabala's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 47%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Neftçi has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.14 per game. Neftçi takes 12.4 shots per game, while Qabala takes 9.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Neftçi leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.89 goals per game after halftime. Qabala leads at halftime in 24% and scores 0.53 after halftime.

When the teams score

Neftçi's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Qabala, it is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premyer Liqası games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Neftçi presents decidedly better disposition in home matches, with a goal difference of +2 and only 22% losses on their own turf. The hosts record an average of 1.33 goals per match at home with 60% ball possession, and their xG (1.76) exceeds xGA (0.89), confirming offensive and defensive solidity. Qabala, meanwhile, has abysmal away form – 67% losses, a negative goal difference (-3), only 11% wins, and 56% of matches without scoring a goal away. The visitors' average xG away (1.03) is significantly lower than xGA (1.48), indicating problems in both attack and defense. Taking all these factors into account, Neftçi has a clear advantage, although their high percentage of home draws (67%) suggests caution when predicting a certain victory.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

61Possession (%)39
NeftçiQabala
17Shots14
NeftçiQabala
6Shots on target3
NeftçiQabala
2.12xG1.58
NeftçiQabala
8Corners2
NeftçiQabala
88Dangerous attacks68
NeftçiQabala
24Fouls12
NeftçiQabala
5Cards0
NeftçiQabala

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.33Goals scored / game1.06
NeftçiQabala
0.94Goals allowed / game1.35
NeftçiQabala
56%Average possession46%
NeftçiQabala
5.28Shots on target / game3.18
NeftçiQabala

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.39Shots per game9.53
NeftçiQabala
5.28Shots on target3.18
NeftçiQabala
10.8%Shot conversion11.1%
NeftçiQabala
56%Possession46%
NeftçiQabala
1.63xG for1.14
NeftçiQabala
1.18xG against1.47
NeftçiQabala

Shooting quality

Neftçi: BalancedQabala: Balanced
NeftçiQabala
Accuracy (shots on target)43%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Qabala is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Neftçi · 1.8 pts / game - Qabala

Neftçi
LDWDW
Season result split
28% W50% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-4
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-6-2
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DWLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Qabala
WLLWW
Season result split
24% W12% D65% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-11
0.82 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Neftçi is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Neftçi · 1.06 goals / game - Qabala

Neftçi is 44% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.94 goals / game - Neftçi · 1.35 goals / game - Qabala

Neftçi scoring profile: strong

Neftçi scores in 56% of games (10 of 18 meczów), while Qabala keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 meczów).

Qabala scoring profile: mixed

Qabala scores in 53% of games (9 of 17 meczów), while Neftçi keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)18
NeftçiQabala
17Goals conceded (season)23
NeftçiQabala
2.28Average goals per game2.41
NeftçiQabala
8Goals scored (last 5)10
NeftçiQabala
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
NeftçiQabala

How often they score at least...

56%1 goal53%
NeftçiQabala
50%2 goals29%
NeftçiQabala
11%3 goals18%
NeftçiQabala
11%4 goals6%
NeftçiQabala

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal88%
NeftçiQabala
33%2 goals47%
NeftçiQabala
6%3 goals0%
NeftçiQabala
0%4 goals0%
NeftçiQabala

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time29%
NeftçiQabala
11%BTTS in both halves6%
NeftçiQabala
28%Scored in both halves29%
NeftçiQabala

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
NeftçiQabala
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
NeftçiQabala
40%BTTS - last 560%
NeftçiQabala

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
NeftçiQabala
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
NeftçiQabala
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
NeftçiQabala

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
NeftçiQabala
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
NeftçiQabala
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
NeftçiQabala

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Neftçi - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing
Qabala - half-time state
24% leading41% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per game (1st half)1.12
NeftçiQabala
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.53
NeftçiQabala
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
NeftçiQabala
0.78Average goals (1st half)1.18
NeftçiQabala
67%Clean sheet before half-time47%
NeftçiQabala
67%No goal before half-time53%
NeftçiQabala

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per game (2nd half)0.94
NeftçiQabala
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
NeftçiQabala
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
NeftçiQabala
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.24
NeftçiQabala
61%Clean sheet after half-time47%
NeftçiQabala
50%No goal after half-time65%
NeftçiQabala

Neftçi - second-half results

33% W44% D22% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 28%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Qabala - second-half results

18% W41% D41% L
19
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 24%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Neftçi - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Qabala - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.40
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Neftçi
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
2
31-45
3
3
46-60
4
2
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Qabala
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
2
4
16-30
4
5
31-45
5
4
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.34
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
30%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
21%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Neftçi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Qabala

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.98
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premyer Liqası).

Teams vs league

NeftçiLigaQabala
Average goals per game 2.282.57 2.41
Both teams scored 39%46% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%49% 47%
Clean sheets 44%31% 12%
Goal before half-time 50%68% 71%
Goal after half-time 61%75% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / game
1.32
Away goals / game
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-6%
Home defensive advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. NeftçiGoalEmin MahmudovAssist: Imad Faraj
  2. QabalaSubstitutionOn: Eduardo KundeOff: Shahin Shahniyarov
  3. NeftçiSubstitutionOn: Andriy ShtohrinOff: Murad Məmmədov
  4. NeftçiYellow cardBassala Sambou
  5. NeftçiYellow cardAndriy Shtohrin
  6. QabalaSubstitutionOn: Adriel D'Avila Ba LouaOff: Murad Musayev
  7. NeftçiSubstitutionOn: Jordan Lenín Rezabala AnzulesOff: Emil Safarov
  8. NeftçiSubstitutionOn: Edvin KučOff: Ifeanyi Matthew
  9. NeftçiYellow cardElvin Bədəlov
  10. NeftçiYellow cardKenan Pirić
  11. QabalaSubstitutionOn: Ibrahim SangaréOff: Domi Jaurès Massoumou
  12. NeftçiYellow cardElvin Bədəlov

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Neftçi's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Qabala. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FK Qabala
0 : 2
Neftçi PFC Bakı

FAQ

What was the result of Neftçi vs Qabala?

The Premyer Liqası match finished Neftçi 1:0 Qabala. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Neftçi vs Qabala?

Neftçi score 1.33 goals per game on average and Qabala 1.06. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Neftçi's matches and 41% of Qabala's.

What form are Neftçi and Qabala in?

Over the last 5 games Neftçi have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Qabala 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Neftçi vs Qabala?

The statistical background for Neftçi vs Qabala — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.