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

Sabah vs Zira: match statistics

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Sabah vs Zira: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sabah play Zira in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Bank Respublika Arena.

Current form

Sabah: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Zira: 2-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sabah scores 2.00 and concedes 0.00 goals per match. Zira scores 2.50 and concedes 0.50. League average: 1.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sabah 0%, Zira 50%. Over 2.5: Sabah 0%, Zira 50%. League level: BTTS 23%, Over 2.5 31%.

xG, shots and style

Zira has higher xG: 1.73 vs 1.54. Sabah: 13.0 shots per match, Zira: 13.5.

Match halves

Sabah: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00. Zira: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.50.

Goals by minute

Sabah: 61-75 (1 goals). Zira: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premyer Liqası: 1.92 goals per match, BTTS 23%, Over 2.5 31%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-0. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

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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.

2Goals scored / match2.5
SabahZira
0Goals conceded / match0.5
SabahZira
56%Average possession69%
SabahZira
4Shots on target / match7
SabahZira

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13Shots per match13.5
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sabah
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Sabah scoring profile: very strong

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

Zira scoring profile: mixed

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

2Goals scored (season)5
SabahZira
0Goals conceded (season)1
SabahZira
2Average goals in match3
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 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

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.02.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.003.00
Goals scored / match1.01.5
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match1.02.0
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
463%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

SabahLigaZira
Average goals in match 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 match
23%
Both teams scored
31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
50%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
0.54
Away goals / match
+156%
Home attack advantage
+61%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Sabah 2 - 1 - 0 Zira. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Sabah and Zira play?

Sabah face Zira on 4 September 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.