Sabah vs Qarabağ: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sabah played against Qarabağ in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The game was played on December 18, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Sabah has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Qarabağ has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Sabah scores 1.71 goals per game and allows 0.50. Qarabağ scores 2.07 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 36% of Sabah's games and 36% of Qarabağ's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 29%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Qarabağ has the higher season xG average, 2.05 to 1.79 per game. Sabah takes 13.1 shots per game, while Qarabağ takes 15.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Sabah leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Qarabağ leads at halftime in 43% and scores 1.36 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sabah's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Qarabağ, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premyer Liqası games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

47Possession (%)53
SabahQarabağ
20Shots15
SabahQarabağ
5Shots on target6
SabahQarabağ
2.23xG1.88
SabahQarabağ
5Corners4
SabahQarabağ
88Dangerous attacks72
SabahQarabağ
18Fouls11
SabahQarabağ
1Cards1
SabahQarabağ

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.

1.71Goals scored / game2.07
SabahQarabağ
0.5Goals allowed / game0.5
SabahQarabağ
59%Average possession66%
SabahQarabağ
4.93Shots on target / game5.5
SabahQarabağ

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.14Shots per game15.93
SabahQarabağ
4.93Shots on target5.5
SabahQarabağ
13%Shot conversion13%
SabahQarabağ
59%Possession66%
SabahQarabağ
1.79xG for2.05
SabahQarabağ
1.06xG against0.83
SabahQarabağ

Shooting quality

Sabah: Efficient finishingQarabağ: Dominant
SabahQarabağ
Accuracy (shots on target)38%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.38

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
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
64% W29% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-1
2.21 pts / game · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Qarabağ
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
71% W21% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-1
2.36 pts / game · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-0
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.25Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Qarabağ is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.71 goals / game - Sabah · 2.07 goals / game - Qarabağ

Sabah scoring profile: mixed

Sabah scores in 79% of games (11 of 14 meczów), while Qarabağ keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 meczów).

Qarabağ scoring profile: strong

Qarabağ scores in 86% of games (12 of 14 meczów), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)29
SabahQarabağ
7Goals conceded (season)7
SabahQarabağ
2.21Average goals per game2.57
SabahQarabağ
11Goals scored (last 5)14
SabahQarabağ
2Goals conceded (last 5)4
SabahQarabağ

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal86%
SabahQarabağ
64%2 goals64%
SabahQarabağ
29%3 goals21%
SabahQarabağ
0%4 goals21%
SabahQarabağ

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal43%
SabahQarabağ
7%2 goals7%
SabahQarabağ
0%3 goals0%
SabahQarabağ
0%4 goals0%
SabahQarabağ

* 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

14%BTTS at half-time14%
SabahQarabağ
0%BTTS in both halves7%
SabahQarabağ
29%Scored in both halves36%
SabahQarabağ

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
SabahQarabağ
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
SabahQarabağ
40%BTTS - last 560%
SabahQarabağ

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-time64%
SabahQarabağ
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
SabahQarabağ
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
SabahQarabağ

2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
SabahQarabağ
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SabahQarabağ
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
SabahQarabağ

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 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.86 pts / game - Sabah · 1.71 pts / game - Qarabağ

Sabah - half-time state
43% leading57% draw0% trailing
Qarabağ - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.86Points per game (1st half)1.71
SabahQarabağ
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.71
SabahQarabağ
0.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
SabahQarabağ
0.86Average goals (1st half)1
SabahQarabağ
86%Clean sheet before half-time71%
SabahQarabağ
50%No goal before half-time50%
SabahQarabağ

After half-time (2nd half)

1.79Points per game (2nd half)2.36
SabahQarabağ
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.36
SabahQarabağ
0.36Goals conceded (2nd half)0.21
SabahQarabağ
1.36Average goals (2nd half)1.57
SabahQarabağ
71%Clean sheet after half-time79%
SabahQarabağ
43%No goal after half-time29%
SabahQarabağ

Sabah - second-half results

43% W50% D7% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding149%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 64%. 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.

Qarabağ - second-half results

71% W21% D7% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 71%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sabah - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.60
Goals scored / game0.61.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+7
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Qarabağ - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.60
Goals scored / game1.01.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.42.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+7
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Qarabağ
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
0
46-60
5
1
61-75
9
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
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.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.7 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.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
41%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Qarabağ

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
168%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
39%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

* 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

SabahLigaQarabağ
Average goals per game 2.212.51 2.57
Both teams scored 36%45% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%47% 29%
Clean sheets 57%31% 57%
Goal before half-time 50%64% 64%
Goal after half-time 64%76% 79%

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

2.51
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+4%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defensive advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
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. SabahYellow cardAkim Zedadka
  2. QarabağSubstitutionOn: Marko JankovićOff: Jonathan Montiel Caballero
  3. QarabağSubstitutionOn: Emmanuel AddaiOff: Nəriman Axundzadə
  4. SabahSubstitutionOn: Aleksey IsaevOff: Abdula Xaybulayev
  5. QarabağYellow cardEmmanuel Addai
  6. SabahGoalAaron 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.

Elçin MəsiyevMatches officiated: 11
4.64Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 245%Home wins18%Draws36%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Sabah vs Qarabağ?

The Premyer Liqası match finished Sabah 2:1 Qarabağ. 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 Qarabağ?

Sabah score 1.71 goals per game on average and Qarabağ 2.07. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Sabah's matches and 36% of Qarabağ's.

What form are Sabah and Qarabağ in?

Over the last 5 games Sabah have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Qarabağ 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sabah vs Qarabağ: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.