Match summary
Before kickoff, Sabah (1st, 75 pts) were 22 points ahead of Neftçi (4th, 53 pts).
Sabah vs Neftçi in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- Neftçi's first win over Sabah in 11 meetings on record.Previous win: 2022-02-12 (1-3); since then 5D 6L; all competitions.
- Neftçi won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 3rd minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sabah4W 0D 1L
SabahNeftçi
12Pointsof 1510
9Goals scored10
3Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row9
1Unbeaten in a row3
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head13 meetings · Mar 2021 – Dec 2025
- Sabah wins
- 6
- Draws
- 5
- Neftçi wins
- 2
1.62goals per meeting
38%both teams scored
23%3+ goals
23%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSabah 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 191 earlier results
SabahNeftçi
#1Position#4
75Points31 v 31 games53
+50Goal difference+23
2.32Scored per gameleague avg 1.271.74
0.71Conceded per game1
#1Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SabahNeftçi
- Substitution · Sabah · Cəfər Muxtarov · InOut: Aleksey Isayev90+4'
- 90+2'Substitution · Neftçi · Murad Khachayev · InOut: Imad Faraj
- Red Card · Sabah · Joy-Lance Mickels84'
- Substitution · Sabah · Stephen Ende · InOut: Khayal Aliyev74'
- Substitution · Sabah · Joy-Lance Mickels · InOut: Orphé Mbina74'
- 74'Substitution · Neftçi · Jordan Rezabala · InOut: Andriy Shtohrin
- 74'Substitution · Neftçi · Bassala Sambou · InOut: Emil Safarov
- 70'Goal · Neftçi · Ifeanyi Mathew1-2
- 65'Substitution · Neftçi · Breno Almeida · InOut: F. Vargas
- 65'Substitution · Neftçi · Ifeanyi Mathew · InOut: Emin Mahmudov
- Substitution · Sabah · Umarali Rakhmonaliev · InOut: Kaheem Parris58'
- Substitution · Sabah · Jesse Sekidika · InOut: Zinédine Ould Khaled58'
- 45'Yellow Card · Neftçi · Emil Safarov
- 9'Goal · Neftçi · Andriy Shtohrin1-1
- Goal · Sabah · Aleksey Isayev1-03'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SabahNeftçi
50%Ball Possession50%
4Shots Total5
1Shots On Target2
5Corners4
13Fouls5
0Yellow Cards1
1Offsides1
3Shots Off Target3
74Attacks83
43Dangerous Attacks53
1Goals2
4Substitutions5
1Red Cards0
0Injuries1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1
Manager: Valdas Dambrauskas
Starting XI
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A
Andrey6.3
Substitutes
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SE
Stephen Ende6.5
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CM
Cəfər Muxtarov-
RM
Ravan MirzammadovPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 42 | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 2 | 6/13 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 69 | - | 5/12 | |
| 6.5 | 57' | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.5 | 33' | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 57' | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | - | 3/10 | |
Stephen Ende MF | 6.5 | 23' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0/1 |
| 6.4 | 39' | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | - | 1/7 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10 | - | 1/10 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | - | 3/8 | |
Andrey DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 54 | - | 5/8 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 52 | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | - | - | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 18 | - | 1/10 | |
| 5.9 | 84' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | - | 0/2 | |
Cəfər Muxtarov MF | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |