Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıBank Respublika ArenaData current as of August 30, 2026

Sabah vs Zira: match statistics

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Sabah vs Zira: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sabah plays Zira in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026. Venue: Bank Respublika Arena.

Recent form

Sabah has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Zira has 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Sabah scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 0.00. Zira scores 2.50 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 1.92 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 0% of Sabah's games and 50% of Zira's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 50%, compared with league averages of 23% for BTTS and 31% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Zira has the higher season xG average, 1.73 to 1.54 per game. Sabah takes 13.0 shots per game, while Zira takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Sabah leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 2.00 goals per game after halftime. Zira leads at halftime in 100% and scores 1.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sabah's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). For Zira, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premyer Liqası games average 1.92 goals. Both teams score in 23% of games, and 31% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

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.

2Goals scored / game2.5
SabahZira
0Goals allowed / game0.5
SabahZira
56%Average possession69%
SabahZira
4Shots on target / game7
SabahZira

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13Shots per game13.5
SabahZira
4Shots on target7
SabahZira
15.4%Shot conversion18.5%
SabahZira
56%Possession69%
SabahZira
1.54xG for1.73
SabahZira
0.55xG against0.57
SabahZira

Shooting quality

Sabah: Efficient finishingZira: Efficient finishing
SabahZira
Accuracy (shots on target)31%52%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.36

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
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 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: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 0.55BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Zira
WW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 0.57BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

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

2 goals / game - Sabah · 2.5 goals / game - Zira

Sabah scoring profile: very strong

Sabah scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Zira keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 meczów).

Zira scoring profile: mixed

Zira scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 meczów), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)5
SabahZira
0Goals conceded (season)1
SabahZira
2Average goals per game3
SabahZira
2Goals scored (last 5)5
SabahZira
0Goals conceded (last 5)1
SabahZira

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
SabahZira
100%2 goals100%
SabahZira
0%3 goals50%
SabahZira
0%4 goals0%
SabahZira

How often they concede at least...

0%1 goal50%
SabahZira
0%2 goals0%
SabahZira
0%3 goals0%
SabahZira
0%4 goals0%
SabahZira

* 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%
SabahZira
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SabahZira
0%Scored in both halves100%
SabahZira

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
SabahZira
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
SabahZira
0%BTTS - last 550%
SabahZira

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

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
SabahZira
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
SabahZira
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SabahZira

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
SabahZira
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SabahZira
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
SabahZira

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.

Zira is 200% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Sabah · 3 pts / game - Zira

Sabah - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Zira - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)3
SabahZira
0Goals scored (1st half)1
SabahZira
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
SabahZira
0Average goals (1st half)1
SabahZira
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
SabahZira
100%No goal before half-time0%
SabahZira

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per game (2nd half)3
SabahZira
2Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
SabahZira
0Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
SabahZira
2Average goals (2nd half)2
SabahZira
100%Clean sheet after half-time50%
SabahZira
0%No goal after half-time0%
SabahZira

Sabah - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Zira - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 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 game1.003.00
Goals scored / game0.02.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Zira - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.003.00
Goals scored / game1.01.5
Goals allowed / game0.00.5
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% 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
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
130%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+47%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
+0.99
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
0%
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.
+2.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Zira

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.77
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.
463%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
36%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* 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

SabahLigaZira
Average goals per game 2.001.92 3.00
Both teams scored 0%23% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%31% 50%
Clean sheets 100%50% 50%
Goal before half-time 0%46% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%69% 100%

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

1.92
Average goals per game
23%
Both teams scored
31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
50%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / game
0.54
Away goals / game
+156%
Home attack advantage
+61%
Home defensive advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
46%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sabah's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Zira. Games average 3.67 goals, and both teams scored in 67% of them.

FAQ

When do Sabah and Zira play?

Sabah face Zira on September 4, 2026 in Premyer Liqası at Bank Respublika Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sabah and Zira?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Sabah won 2, Zira won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sabah vs Zira?

Sabah score 2.00 goals per game on average and Zira 2.50. The Premyer Liqası average is 1.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 31% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Sabah's matches and 50% of Zira's.

What form are Sabah and Zira in?

Over the last 5 games Sabah have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Zira 2-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

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.