About Match
Qarabağ go into the game 3rd in the table on 9 points; Neftçi sit 1st on 12 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Qarabağ 2.33 scored and 1 conceded per game, Neftçi 3 and 1, with the league averaging 1.24. Qarabağ would climb to 12 points with a win and up to 1st, overtaking Neftçi (other results held equal).
Qarabağ have won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 13 Qarabağ wins, 2 for Neftçi, 0 draws, at 3.47 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue is Tofik Bakhramov in Baku, with room for 31,200 spectators.