Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıData current as of September 11, 2026

Sabah vs Araz: match statistics

Sabah crest
Sabah
4 : 1half-time 3:0
Araz crest
Araz
165%(1.73)
X20%(3.40)
215%(4.55)

Sabah are the clear favorite for this match, sitting top of the table with an impressive record of 13 wins, 4 draws, and only 1 defeat. The hosts showcase excellent home form with a 67% win rate and a mere 0.44 goals conceded on average per home match, achieving clean sheets in 56% of their fixtures. Araz, despite a decent league position, have significantly weaker away statistics – only a 33% win rate on the road and conceding an average of 1.78 goals. The difference in offensive quality is also evident: Sabah boast a higher xG (2.04 vs 1.16) and a better shot conversion rate. Recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (4 wins, 1 draw), while Araz has suffered two defeats in the same period. All these factors point to a confident victory for Sabah in front of their home crowd.

Sabah vs Araz: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sabah played against Araz in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The game was played on February 8, 2026. Final score: 4:1.

Recent form

Sabah has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Araz has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sabah scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 0.61. Araz scores 1.56 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.56 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Sabah's games and 67% of Araz's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 61%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sabah has the higher season xG average, 1.83 to 1.29 per game. Sabah takes 13.6 shots per game, while Araz takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Sabah leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.06 goals per game after halftime. Araz leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sabah's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). For Araz, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premyer Liqası games average 2.56 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 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% 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

Sabah are the clear favorite for this match, sitting top of the table with an impressive record of 13 wins, 4 draws, and only 1 defeat. The hosts showcase excellent home form with a 67% win rate and a mere 0.44 goals conceded on average per home match, achieving clean sheets in 56% of their fixtures. Araz, despite a decent league position, have significantly weaker away statistics – only a 33% win rate on the road and conceding an average of 1.78 goals. The difference in offensive quality is also evident: Sabah boast a higher xG (2.04 vs 1.16) and a better shot conversion rate. Recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (4 wins, 1 draw), while Araz has suffered two defeats in the same period. All these factors point to a confident victory for Sabah in front of their home crowd.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

3 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
SabahAraz
12Shots7
SabahAraz
4Shots on target2
SabahAraz
1.5xG1.16
SabahAraz
5Corners4
SabahAraz
64Dangerous attacks79
SabahAraz
15Fouls10
SabahAraz
2Cards4
SabahAraz

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.

2Goals scored / game1.56
SabahAraz
0.61Goals allowed / game1.67
SabahAraz
57%Average possession52%
SabahAraz
5.17Shots on target / game3.72
SabahAraz

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.56Shots per game9.94
SabahAraz
5.17Shots on target3.72
SabahAraz
14.8%Shot conversion15.6%
SabahAraz
57%Possession52%
SabahAraz
1.83xG for1.29
SabahAraz
1.12xG against1.6
SabahAraz

Shooting quality

Sabah: Efficient finishingAraz: Efficient finishing
SabahAraz
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.42

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.

Sabah is 67% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - Sabah · 1.8 pts / game - Araz

Sabah
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
72% W22% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-4-1
2.39 pts / game · goal difference +25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Araz
WLWWL
Season result split
44% W28% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-5
1.61 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Sabah is 28% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Sabah · 1.56 goals / game - Araz

Sabah is 174% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.61 goals / game - Sabah · 1.67 goals / game - Araz

Sabah scoring profile: very strong

Sabah scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Araz keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

Araz scoring profile: very strong

Araz scores in 89% of games (16 of 18 meczów), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 meczów).

36Goals scored (season)28
SabahAraz
11Goals conceded (season)30
SabahAraz
2.61Average goals per game3.22
SabahAraz
15Goals scored (last 5)8
SabahAraz
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
SabahAraz

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal89%
SabahAraz
72%2 goals61%
SabahAraz
39%3 goals6%
SabahAraz
6%4 goals0%
SabahAraz

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal78%
SabahAraz
6%2 goals39%
SabahAraz
0%3 goals22%
SabahAraz
0%4 goals17%
SabahAraz

* 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

11%BTTS at half-time22%
SabahAraz
0%BTTS in both halves11%
SabahAraz
33%Scored in both halves33%
SabahAraz

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
SabahAraz
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
SabahAraz
100%BTTS - last 540%
SabahAraz

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
SabahAraz
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
SabahAraz
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
SabahAraz

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
SabahAraz
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
SabahAraz
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
SabahAraz

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.

Sabah is 46% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.94 pts / game - Sabah · 1.33 pts / game - Araz

Sabah - half-time state
50% leading44% draw6% trailing
Araz - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.94Points per game (1st half)1.33
SabahAraz
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.56
SabahAraz
0.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
SabahAraz
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.28
SabahAraz
83%Clean sheet before half-time44%
SabahAraz
44%No goal before half-time50%
SabahAraz

After half-time (2nd half)

1.78Points per game (2nd half)1.56
SabahAraz
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)1
SabahAraz
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
SabahAraz
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.94
SabahAraz
61%Clean sheet after half-time44%
SabahAraz
39%No goal after half-time28%
SabahAraz

Sabah - second-half results

44% W44% D11% L
35
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 72%. 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.

Araz - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sabah - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.402.00
Goals scored / game1.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game1.82.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+7+3
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8
Araz - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Sabah
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
8
0
16-30
6
2
31-45
8
2
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Araz
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
4
31-45
5
5
46-60
5
4
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). 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

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sabah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.71
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
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.
163%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Araz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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

SabahLigaAraz
Average goals per game 2.612.56 3.22
Both teams scored 50%46% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%49% 61%
Clean sheets 44%31% 22%
Goal before half-time 61%67% 83%
Goal after half-time 72%76% 94%

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

2.56
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.23
Home goals / game
1.33
Away goals / game
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-8%
Home defensive advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
5%
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. ArazYellow cardMustafá Ahmadzada
  2. SabahYellow cardSteve Solvet
  3. SabahYellow cardKhayal Aliyev
  4. ArazYellow cardÖmər Buludov
  5. SabahSubstitutionOn: Kaheem Anthony ParrisOff: Aaron Malouda

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Tural QurbanovMatches officiated: 9
3.44Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins44%Draws22%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Sabah's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Araz. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Araz FK
2 : 2
Sabah FK

FAQ

What was the result of Sabah vs Araz?

The Premyer Liqası match finished Sabah 4:1 Araz. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sabah vs Araz?

Sabah score 2.00 goals per game on average and Araz 1.56. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Sabah's matches and 67% of Araz's.

What form are Sabah and Araz in?

Over the last 5 games Sabah have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Araz 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sabah vs Araz?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.