Azerbaijan - Premyer LiqasıData current as of 12 September 2026

Turan vs Zira: match statistics

Turan crest
Turan
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Zira crest
Zira
135%(3.00)
X35%(3.15)
230%(2.24)

The match promises to be a closely contested encounter between two teams of similar potential. Turan displays solid home form with a 56% win rate at home and only 11% losses, which gives them the home advantage. Zira, on the other hand, occupies a higher position in the table and shows a better average ball possession (55% vs 45%), but their away form is less convincing with a 44% win rate and 22% losses. The last five matches of both teams indicate an even disposition – Turan has earned 2 points per match, and Zira 1.6 points. A key factor is the xG statistic, which is almost identical for both teams (Turan 1.44 vs Zira 1.41), confirming the balance of power. Taking all factors into account, the most probable outcome is a draw, although the slight advantage of the hosts due to playing at their home ground cannot be ignored.

Turan vs Zira: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Turan played Zira in Premyer Liqası (Azerbaijan). The match was played on 20 February 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Turan: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Zira: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Turan scores 1.16 and concedes 0.74 goals per match. Zira scores 1.40 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Turan 37%, Zira 55%. Over 2.5: Turan 42%, Zira 45%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Zira has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.27. Turan: 10.1 shots per match, Zira: 11.1.

Match halves

Turan: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.68. Zira: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Turan: 31-45+ (5 goals). Zira: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premyer Liqası: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 45%, 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%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

The match promises to be a closely contested encounter between two teams of similar potential. Turan displays solid home form with a 56% win rate at home and only 11% losses, which gives them the home advantage. Zira, on the other hand, occupies a higher position in the table and shows a better average ball possession (55% vs 45%), but their away form is less convincing with a 44% win rate and 22% losses. The last five matches of both teams indicate an even disposition – Turan has earned 2 points per match, and Zira 1.6 points. A key factor is the xG statistic, which is almost identical for both teams (Turan 1.44 vs Zira 1.41), confirming the balance of power. Taking all factors into account, the most probable outcome is a draw, although the slight advantage of the hosts due to playing at their home ground cannot be ignored.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

39Possession (%)61
TuranZira
5Shots4
TuranZira
3Shots on target0
TuranZira
0.83xG0.63
TuranZira
2Corners6
TuranZira
40Dangerous attacks50
TuranZira
16Fouls14
TuranZira
2Cards3
TuranZira

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.

1.16Goals scored / match1.4
TuranZira
0.74Goals conceded / match1
TuranZira
45%Average possession58%
TuranZira
3.47Shots on target / match4.3
TuranZira

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.11Shots per match11.05
TuranZira
3.47Shots on target4.3
TuranZira
11.5%Shot conversion12.7%
TuranZira
45%Possession58%
TuranZira
1.27xG for1.45
TuranZira
0.97xG against1.07
TuranZira

Shooting quality

Turan: BalancedZira: Balanced
TuranZira
Accuracy (shots on target)34%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.33

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.

Turan is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Turan · 1.6 pts / match - Zira

Turan
WWLWD
Season result split
53% W21% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-5
1.79 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 0.85BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Zira
DDLWW
Season result split
45% W40% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-8-3
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 0.97BTTS: 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.

Zira is 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.16 goals / match - Turan · 1.4 goals / match - Zira

Turan is 35% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.74 goals / match - Turan · 1 goals / match - Zira

Turan scoring profile: strong

Turan scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Zira keeps a clean sheet in 40% (8 of 20 matches).

Zira scoring profile: strong

Zira scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Turan keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 matches).

22Goals scored (season)28
TuranZira
14Goals conceded (season)20
TuranZira
1.89Average goals in match2.4
TuranZira
5Goals scored (last 5)5
TuranZira
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
TuranZira

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal80%
TuranZira
32%2 goals35%
TuranZira
11%3 goals15%
TuranZira
0%4 goals5%
TuranZira

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal60%
TuranZira
21%2 goals30%
TuranZira
5%3 goals10%
TuranZira
0%4 goals0%
TuranZira

* 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

5%BTTS at half-time15%
TuranZira
0%BTTS in both halves5%
TuranZira
26%Scored in both halves15%
TuranZira

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
TuranZira
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
TuranZira
20%BTTS - last 540%
TuranZira

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
TuranZira
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
TuranZira
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
TuranZira

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
TuranZira
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
TuranZira
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
TuranZira

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 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / match - Turan · 1.75 pts / match - Zira

Turan - half-time state
37% leading42% draw21% trailing
Zira - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per match (1st half)1.75
TuranZira
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.75
TuranZira
0.26Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
TuranZira
0.74Average goals (1st half)1.3
TuranZira
74%Clean sheet before half-time60%
TuranZira
58%No goal before half-time45%
TuranZira

After half-time (2nd half)

1.68Points per match (2nd half)1.35
TuranZira
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
TuranZira
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
TuranZira
1.16Average goals (2nd half)1.1
TuranZira
68%Clean sheet after half-time65%
TuranZira
42%No goal after half-time60%
TuranZira

Turan - second-half results

42% W42% D16% L
29
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 53%. 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.

Zira - second-half results

30% W45% D25% L
35
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 45%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Turan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Zira - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.40.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Zira
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
7
16-30
10
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
5
61-75
9
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - 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

2.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Turan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Zira

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
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.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

TuranLigaZira
Average goals in match 1.892.50 2.40
Both teams scored 37%45% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%47% 45%
Clean sheets 53%32% 40%
Goal before half-time 63%67% 80%
Goal after half-time 68%72% 60%

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

2.50
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / match
1.29
Away goals / match
+-6%
Home attack advantage
+-7%
Home defence advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
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. ZiraSubstitutionOn: Rovlan MuradovOff: Qismət Alıyev
  2. TuranSubstitutionOn: Joshua Lloyd GinnellyOff: Filip Ozobić
  3. TuranYellow cardJoshua Lloyd Ginnelly
  4. TuranSubstitutionOn: Farid YusifliOff: Rahim Sadikhov
  5. ZiraSubstitutionOn: Leroy-Jacques MickelsOff: Eren Aydın
  6. ZiraYellow cardIron Gomis

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

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

Zira IK
0 : 0
Turan-T IK

FAQ

What was the result of Turan vs Zira?

The Premyer Liqası match finished Turan 2:0 Zira. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Turan vs Zira?

Turan score 1.16 goals per game on average and Zira 1.40. The Premyer Liqası average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Turan's matches and 55% of Zira's.

What form are Turan and Zira in?

Over the last 5 games Turan have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Zira 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Turan vs Zira — 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.