Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıData current as of 14 October 2026

Qarabağ vs Neftçi: match statistics

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Qarabağ vs Neftçi: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Qarabağ play Neftçi in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The match date is 17 October 2026.

Current form

Qarabağ: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Neftçi: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Qarabağ scores 1.83 and concedes 0.67 goals per match. Neftçi scores 2.57 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Qarabağ 50%, Neftçi 43%. Over 2.5: Qarabağ 33%, Neftçi 71%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Qarabağ has higher xG: 2.32 vs 1.85. Qarabağ: 17.5 shots per match, Neftçi: 14.9.

Match halves

Qarabağ: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.33. Neftçi: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 1.14.

Goals by minute

Qarabağ: 61-75 (3 goals). Neftçi: 76-90+ (5 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: 2-0-1. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 67%.

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.

1.83Goals scored / match2.57
QarabağNeftçi
0.67Goals conceded / match0.71
QarabağNeftçi
68%Average possession52%
QarabağNeftçi
6.67Shots on target / match6.29
QarabağNeftçi

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

17.5Shots per match14.86
QarabağNeftçi
6.67Shots on target6.29
QarabağNeftçi
10.5%Shot conversion17.3%
QarabağNeftçi
68%Possession52%
QarabağNeftçi
2.32xG for1.85
QarabağNeftçi
1.1xG against1.18
QarabağNeftçi

Shooting quality

Qarabağ: DominantNeftçi: Attacking
QarabağNeftçi
Accuracy (shots on target)38%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.41

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.

Qarabağ is 30% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Qarabağ · 2 pts / match - Neftçi

Qarabağ
WWDWW
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 +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Last 5 at home
3-0-0
WWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.18Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Neftçi
LWWWD
Season result split
71% W14% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-1
2.29 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 away
3-0-1
WLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 40%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.

Neftçi is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.83 goals / match - Qarabağ · 2.57 goals / match - Neftçi

Qarabağ is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.67 goals / match - Qarabağ · 0.71 goals / match - Neftçi

Qarabağ scoring profile: very strong

Qarabağ scores in 100% of matches (6 of 6 matches), while Neftçi keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Neftçi scoring profile: mixed

Neftçi scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Qarabağ keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 matches).

11Goals scored (season)18
QarabağNeftçi
4Goals conceded (season)5
QarabağNeftçi
2.5Average goals in match3.29
QarabağNeftçi
8Goals scored (last 5)10
QarabağNeftçi
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
QarabağNeftçi

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal71%
QarabağNeftçi
50%2 goals71%
QarabağNeftçi
33%3 goals71%
QarabağNeftçi
0%4 goals29%
QarabağNeftçi

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal57%
QarabağNeftçi
17%2 goals14%
QarabağNeftçi
0%3 goals0%
QarabağNeftçi
0%4 goals0%
QarabağNeftçi

* 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

17%BTTS at half-time14%
QarabağNeftçi
0%BTTS in both halves0%
QarabağNeftçi
33%Scored in both halves71%
QarabağNeftçi

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
QarabağNeftçi
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
QarabağNeftçi
40%BTTS - last 540%
QarabağNeftçi

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
QarabağNeftçi
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
QarabağNeftçi
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
QarabağNeftçi

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
QarabağNeftçi
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
QarabağNeftçi
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
QarabağNeftçi

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.

Neftçi is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Qarabağ · 2 pts / match - Neftçi

Qarabağ - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing
Neftçi - half-time state
57% leading29% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)2
QarabağNeftçi
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1.43
QarabağNeftçi
0.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
QarabağNeftçi
0.67Average goals (1st half)1.86
QarabağNeftçi
83%Clean sheet before half-time71%
QarabağNeftçi
50%No goal before half-time29%
QarabağNeftçi

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)2.14
QarabağNeftçi
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
QarabağNeftçi
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
QarabağNeftçi
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.43
QarabağNeftçi
67%Clean sheet after half-time71%
QarabağNeftçi
17%No goal after half-time29%
QarabağNeftçi

Qarabağ - second-half results

50% W50% D0% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding252%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Neftçi - second-half results

57% W43% D0% L
14
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Qarabağ - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Neftçi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - 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

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
119%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
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.
+0.8
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Neftçi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.72
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
252%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

QarabağLigaNeftçi
Average goals in match• 2.502.42▲ 3.29
Both teams scored▲ 50%43%• 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 33%43%▲ 71%
Clean sheets▲ 50%34%▲ 43%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%63%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▲ 83%78%▼ 71%

^ 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): Qarabağ 2 - 0 - 1 Neftçi. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Qarabağ and Neftçi play?

Qarabağ face Neftçi on 17 October 2026 in Premyer Liqası. 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 Qarabağ and Neftçi?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Qarabağ vs Neftçi?

Qarabağ score 1.83 goals per game on average and Neftçi 2.57. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Qarabağ's matches and 43% of Neftçi's.

What form are Qarabağ and Neftçi in?

Over the last 5 games Qarabağ have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Neftçi 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Qarabağ vs Neftçi — 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.