Match Report
Qabala went into the game 9th in the table on 4 points; Neftçi sat 1st on 15 — an 11-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Qabala 0.33 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Neftçi 3 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.25.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Qabala against 12/15 for Neftçi.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 1 Qabala win, 10 for Neftçi, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
Şəhər stadionu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. On the scoreboard, Neftçi led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Neftçi: Breno Almeida (25'), Adeleke Akinyemi (86'), Lubomir Tupta (90')
Key stats
Possession: Qabala 51% · Neftçi 49% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 2-9 · Corners: 4-4