Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıBakcell ArenaData current as of September 04, 2026

Neftçi vs Safa: match statistics

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Neftçi vs Safa: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Neftçi plays Safa in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: Bakcell Arena.

Recent form

Neftçi has 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Safa has 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Neftçi scores 2.67 goals per game and allows 0.67. Safa scores 0.33 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 1.75 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Neftçi's games and 0% of Safa's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 0%, compared with league averages of 19% for BTTS and 25% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Neftçi has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 0.91 per game. Neftçi takes 12.0 shots per game, while Safa takes 7.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Neftçi leads at halftime in 67% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Safa leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Neftçi's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Safa, it is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premyer Liqası games average 1.75 goals. Both teams score in 19% of games, and 25% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

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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.

2.67Goals scored / game0.33
NeftçiSafa
0.67Goals allowed / game1
NeftçiSafa
50%Average possession44%
NeftçiSafa
5Shots on target / game3
NeftçiSafa

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12Shots per game7.33
NeftçiSafa
5Shots on target3
NeftçiSafa
22.2%Shot conversion4.5%
NeftçiSafa
50%Possession44%
NeftçiSafa
1.64xG for0.91
NeftçiSafa
1.31xG against1.51
NeftçiSafa

Shooting quality

Neftçi: Efficient finishingSafa: Balanced
NeftçiSafa
Accuracy (shots on target)42%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.530.11

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.

Neftçi is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Neftçi · 1 pts / game - Safa

Neftçi
WWL
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.7Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%
Safa
LWL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 709% better for: goals scored per game.

2.67 goals / game - Neftçi · 0.33 goals / game - Safa

Neftçi is 49% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.67 goals / game - Neftçi · 1 goals / game - Safa

Neftçi scoring profile: strong

Neftçi scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Safa keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Safa scoring profile: mixed

Safa scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Neftçi keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

8Goals scored (season)1
NeftçiSafa
2Goals conceded (season)3
NeftçiSafa
3.33Average goals per game1.33
NeftçiSafa
8Goals scored (last 5)1
NeftçiSafa
2Goals conceded (last 5)3
NeftçiSafa

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
NeftçiSafa
67%2 goals0%
NeftçiSafa
67%3 goals0%
NeftçiSafa
33%4 goals0%
NeftçiSafa

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
NeftçiSafa
0%2 goals33%
NeftçiSafa
0%3 goals0%
NeftçiSafa
0%4 goals0%
NeftçiSafa

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time0%
NeftçiSafa
0%BTTS in both halves0%
NeftçiSafa
67%Scored in both halves0%
NeftçiSafa

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
NeftçiSafa
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
NeftçiSafa
33%BTTS - last 50%
NeftçiSafa

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
NeftçiSafa
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
NeftçiSafa
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NeftçiSafa

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
NeftçiSafa
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
NeftçiSafa
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
NeftçiSafa

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 is 199% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - Neftçi · 0.67 pts / game - Safa

Neftçi - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing
Safa - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)0.67
NeftçiSafa
2Goals scored (1st half)0
NeftçiSafa
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
NeftçiSafa
2.33Average goals (1st half)0.33
NeftçiSafa
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
NeftçiSafa
33%No goal before half-time100%
NeftçiSafa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)1
NeftçiSafa
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
NeftçiSafa
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
NeftçiSafa
1Average goals (2nd half)1
NeftçiSafa
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
NeftçiSafa
33%No goal after half-time67%
NeftçiSafa

Neftçi - second-half results

33% W67% R0% P
6
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Safa - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
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.

Neftçi - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.67
Goals scored / game2.00.7
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game2.31.0
1 goal100%67%
2 goals67%33%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference+5+1
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 67% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6
Safa - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.671.00
Goals scored / game0.00.3
Goals allowed / game0.30.7
Average goals per game0.31.0
1 goal33%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Safa
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
133%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
17%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
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.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.67
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
224%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Safa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

NeftçiLigaSafa
Average goals per game 3.331.75 1.33
Both teams scored 33%19% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%25% 0%
Clean sheets 33%50% 33%
Goal before half-time 100%50% 33%
Goal after half-time 67%63% 100%

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

1.75
Average goals per game
19%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
50%
Clean sheets
1.19
Home goals / game
0.56
Away goals / game
+112%
Home attack advantage
+53%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
50%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Neftçi and Safa play?

Neftçi face Safa on September 5, 2026 in Premyer Liqası at Bakcell Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Neftçi vs Safa?

Neftçi score 2.67 goals per game on average and Safa 0.33. The Premyer Liqası average is 1.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Neftçi's matches and 0% of Safa's.

What form are Neftçi and Safa in?

Over the last 5 games Neftçi have a 2-0-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Safa 1-0-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Neftçi vs Safa — 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.