Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıŞəhər stadionuData current as of 14 October 2026

Qabala vs Sabah: match statistics

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Qabala vs Sabah: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Qabala play Sabah in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: Şəhər stadionu.

Current form

Qabala: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Sabah: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Qabala scores 0.43 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Sabah scores 2.33 and concedes 0.17. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Qabala 29%, Sabah 17%. Over 2.5: Qabala 43%, Sabah 50%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Sabah has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.24. Qabala: 10.6 shots per match, Sabah: 14.5.

Match halves

Qabala: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.14. Sabah: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Qabala: 0-15 (1 goals). Sabah: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premyer Liqası: 2.42 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-3. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.43Goals scored / match2.33
QabalaSabah
1.57Goals conceded / match0.17
QabalaSabah
51%Average possession60%
QabalaSabah
3Shots on target / match6.17
QabalaSabah

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.57Shots per match14.5
QabalaSabah
3Shots on target6.17
QabalaSabah
4.1%Shot conversion16.1%
QabalaSabah
51%Possession60%
QabalaSabah
1.24xG for1.87
QabalaSabah
1.44xG against1.11
QabalaSabah

Shooting quality

Qabala: BalancedSabah: Dominant
QabalaSabah
Accuracy (shots on target)28%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.38

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sabah is 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Qabala · 2.6 pts / match - Sabah

Qabala
DWLLL
Season result split
14% W14% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 at home
1-1-2
LDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Sabah
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
83% W17% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-0
2.67 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 away
2-1-0
WWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.94Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 442% better for: goals scored per match.

0.43 goals / match - Qabala · 2.33 goals / match - Sabah

Sabah is 824% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - Qabala · 0.17 goals / match - Sabah

Qabala scoring profile: more difficult

Qabala scores in 29% of matches (2 of 7 matches), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 83% (5 of 6 matches).

Sabah scoring profile: very strong

Sabah scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Qabala keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

3Goals scored (season)14
QabalaSabah
11Goals conceded (season)1
QabalaSabah
2Average goals in match2.5
QabalaSabah
3Goals scored (last 5)12
QabalaSabah
9Goals conceded (last 5)1
QabalaSabah

How often they score at least...

29%1 goal83%
QabalaSabah
14%2 goals67%
QabalaSabah
0%3 goals50%
QabalaSabah
0%4 goals17%
QabalaSabah

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal17%
QabalaSabah
29%2 goals0%
QabalaSabah
29%3 goals0%
QabalaSabah
14%4 goals0%
QabalaSabah

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time0%
QabalaSabah
0%BTTS in both halves0%
QabalaSabah
14%Scored in both halves50%
QabalaSabah

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
QabalaSabah
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
QabalaSabah
40%BTTS - last 520%
QabalaSabah

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
QabalaSabah
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
QabalaSabah
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
QabalaSabah

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
QabalaSabah
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
QabalaSabah
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
QabalaSabah

Match halves— when 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 251% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.57 pts / match - Qabala · 2 pts / match - Sabah

Qabala - half-time state
0% leading57% draw43% trailing
Sabah - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.57Points per match (1st half)2
QabalaSabah
0.29Goals scored (1st half)1.17
QabalaSabah
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0
QabalaSabah
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.17
QabalaSabah
43%Clean sheet before half-time100%
QabalaSabah
71%No goal before half-time50%
QabalaSabah

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per match (2nd half)2.33
QabalaSabah
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
QabalaSabah
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.17
QabalaSabah
0.86Average goals (2nd half)1.33
QabalaSabah
43%Clean sheet after half-time83%
QabalaSabah
86%No goal after half-time17%
QabalaSabah

Qabala - second-half results

14% W29% D57% L
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.57
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sabah - second-half results

67% W33% D0% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Qabala - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sabah - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.20
Goals scored / match1.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.2
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+7+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 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 indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.3 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
23%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+48%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
24%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Qabala

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.94
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.
-0.81
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
31%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
154%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Sabah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.76
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.94
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
228%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
12%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

QabalaLigaSabah
Average goals in match▼ 2.002.42• 2.50
Both teams scored▼ 29%43%▼ 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)• 43%43%▲ 50%
Clean sheets▼ 14%34%▲ 83%
Goal before half-time▼ 57%63%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%78%▲ 83%

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

2.42
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.02
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Qabala 0 - 0 - 3 Sabah. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

When do Qabala and Sabah play?

Qabala face Sabah on 17 October 2026 in Premyer Liqası at Şəhər stadionu. 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 Qabala and Sabah?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Qabala won 0, Sabah won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Qabala vs Sabah?

Qabala score 0.43 goals per game on average and Sabah 2.33. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Qabala's matches and 17% of Sabah's.

What form are Qabala and Sabah in?

Over the last 5 games Qabala have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Sabah 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

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