Sabah vs Neftçi: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sabah played Neftçi in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The match was played on 8 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Sabah: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Neftçi: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sabah scores 1.58 and concedes 0.50 goals per match. Neftçi scores 1.23 and concedes 0.92. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sabah 33%, Neftçi 38%. Over 2.5: Sabah 42%, Neftçi 31%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Sabah has higher xG: 1.78 vs 1.62. Sabah: 13.0 shots per match, Neftçi: 12.5.

Match halves

Sabah: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.83. Neftçi: half-time lead 8%, second-half goals 0.85.

Goals by minute

Sabah: 46-60 (5 goals). Neftçi: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premyer Liqası: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
SabahNeftçi
20Shots5
SabahNeftçi
7Shots on target4
SabahNeftçi
2.5xG1.04
SabahNeftçi
3Corners0
SabahNeftçi
105Dangerous attacks61
SabahNeftçi
9Fouls13
SabahNeftçi
0Cards2
SabahNeftçi

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

1.58Goals scored / match1.23
SabahNeftçi
0.5Goals conceded / match0.92
SabahNeftçi
59%Average possession59%
SabahNeftçi
4.75Shots on target / match5.23
SabahNeftçi

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13Shots per match12.54
SabahNeftçi
4.75Shots on target5.23
SabahNeftçi
12.2%Shot conversion9.8%
SabahNeftçi
59%Possession59%
SabahNeftçi
1.78xG for1.62
SabahNeftçi
1.04xG against1.05
SabahNeftçi

Shooting quality

Sabah: BalancedNeftçi: Balanced
SabahNeftçi
Accuracy (shots on target)37%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.24

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

Sabah is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Sabah · 1.4 pts / match - Neftçi

Sabah
DWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
58% W33% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-1
2.08 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Neftçi
WWLLD
Season result split
23% W54% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-3
1.23 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 40%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.

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

1.58 goals / match - Sabah · 1.23 goals / match - Neftçi

Sabah is 84% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.5 goals / match - Sabah · 0.92 goals / match - Neftçi

Sabah scoring profile: strong

Sabah scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Neftçi keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 matches).

Neftçi scoring profile: more difficult

Neftçi scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Sabah keeps a clean sheet in 58% (7 of 12 matches).

19Goals scored (season)16
SabahNeftçi
6Goals conceded (season)12
SabahNeftçi
2.08Average goals in match2.15
SabahNeftçi
9Goals scored (last 5)9
SabahNeftçi
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
SabahNeftçi

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal54%
SabahNeftçi
58%2 goals46%
SabahNeftçi
25%3 goals8%
SabahNeftçi
0%4 goals8%
SabahNeftçi

How often they concede at least...

42%1 goal54%
SabahNeftçi
8%2 goals31%
SabahNeftçi
0%3 goals8%
SabahNeftçi
0%4 goals0%
SabahNeftçi

* 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-time23%
SabahNeftçi
0%BTTS in both halves15%
SabahNeftçi
25%Scored in both halves23%
SabahNeftçi

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
SabahNeftçi
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
SabahNeftçi
40%BTTS - last 540%
SabahNeftçi

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-time46%
SabahNeftçi
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
SabahNeftçi
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SabahNeftçi

2nd half

58%Min. 1 goal after half-time54%
SabahNeftçi
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
SabahNeftçi
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
SabahNeftçi

Match 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 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / match - Sabah · 1 pts / match - Neftçi

Sabah - half-time state
42% leading58% draw0% trailing
Neftçi - half-time state
8% leading77% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per match (1st half)1
SabahNeftçi
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.38
SabahNeftçi
0.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
SabahNeftçi
0.92Average goals (1st half)0.77
SabahNeftçi
83%Clean sheet before half-time62%
SabahNeftçi
50%No goal before half-time69%
SabahNeftçi

After half-time (2nd half)

1.58Points per match (2nd half)1.46
SabahNeftçi
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.85
SabahNeftçi
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
SabahNeftçi
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.38
SabahNeftçi
75%Clean sheet after half-time62%
SabahNeftçi
50%No goal after half-time54%
SabahNeftçi

Sabah - second-half results

33% W58% D8% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 58%. 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.

Neftçi - second-half results

31% W54% D15% L
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding288%

Leads at half-time in 8% of matches and wins 23%. 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.

Sabah - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Neftçi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.82.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.12
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
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

Sabah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
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.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
39%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Neftçi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
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.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

SabahLigaNeftçi
Average goals in match 2.082.48 2.15
Both teams scored 33%44% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%47% 31%
Clean sheets 58%32% 46%
Goal before half-time 50%63% 46%
Goal after half-time 58%75% 54%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.22
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+-4%
Home attack advantage
+-4%
Home defence advantage
+-5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
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. NeftçiSubstitutionOn: Emin MahmudovOff: Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida
  2. NeftçiYellow cardMoustapha Seck
  3. NeftçiSubstitutionOn: Luis OrtizOff: Murad Məmmədov
  4. SabahSubstitutionOn: Ayaz GulievOff: Aleksey Isaev
  5. SabahSubstitutionOn: Tellur MütəllimovOff: Veljko Simić

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Sabah 0 - 1 - 0 Neftçi. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Neftçi PFC Bakı
0 : 0
Sabah FK

FAQ

What was the result of Sabah vs Neftçi?

The Premyer Liqası match finished Sabah 2:0 Neftçi. 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 Neftçi?

Sabah score 1.58 goals per game on average and Neftçi 1.23. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Sabah's matches and 38% of Neftçi's.

What form are Sabah and Neftçi in?

Over the last 5 games Sabah have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Neftçi 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Sabah 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.