Zira vs Neftçi
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Premier League (Azerbaijan)

2026/2027

Zira

Aliyev 45+3'

-FT

Aug 30, 2026

Zirə qəsəbə stadionu

Neftçi

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Qismat Aliyev

Zira

Goals

6.7

75'Substitution

Issa Djibrilla· In

Davit Volkovi· Out

Zira

75'Substitution

Giorgi Papunashvili· In

Aykhan Hüseynov· Out

Zira

70'Second Yellow

Elvin Badalov

Neftçi

Goal!

1-0

Qismat Aliyev

45'+3·Zira

⚽

35'Yellow Card

Elvin Badalov

Neftçi

27'Yellow Card

Guima

Zira

5'Yellow Card

—

Zira

4'Yellow Card

Ifeanyi Mathew

Neftçi

Statistics of the Game

Zira

Neftçi

53%Ball Possession47%

6Shots Total7

4Shots On Target0

8Corners6

1Fouls0

2Yellow Cards2

2Shots Off Target7

105Attacks111

91Dangerous Attacks104

1Goals0

3Substitutions5

0Red Cards1

Zira

Manager: Rashad Sadygov

Starting XI

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

Chrismael Digbeu

Ramiz Muradov

Yusif Haciyev

Hüseynali Quliyev

Neftçi

Manager: Yury Vernydub

Starting XI

6.1

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

Substitutes

Aslan Şirinov

Mehdi Hasanov

Mahammad Mammadli

Rza Cafarov

Bassala Sambou

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Qismat Aliyev DF	6.7	90'	1	-	-	-	-
Amin Seydiyev DF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ruan Renato DF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ange Mutsinzi DF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Eren Aydın MF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ismayil Ibrahimli MF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Davit Volkovi FW	6.5	75'	0	-	-	-	-
Aykhan Hüseynov FW	6.5	75'	0	-	-	-	-
Aydyn Bayramov GK	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Vieirinha MF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Giorgi Papunashvili MF	6.5	15'	0	-	-	-	-
Issa Djibrilla DF	6.5	15'	0	-	-	-	-
Guima MF	6.5	90'	0	-	-	-	-

Zira vs Neftçi H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Zira	15	W2	2	0	5	1	9/15	10-7
Neftçi	15	W3	3	0	3	0	12/15	12-2

Zira — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Sabah2026-05-13
W2-1 vs Sumqayıt2026-05-17
L2-3 @ Araz2026-05-23
W2-0 vs Safa2026-08-16
W3-1 vs İmişli FK2026-08-22

Neftçi — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Kapaz2026-05-23
L0-1 @ Partizan2026-07-06
W3-0 @ Radnički Niš2026-07-10
W3-1 @ Sumqayıt2026-08-16
W5-0 vs Araz2026-08-23

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Zira	15	2.33	73%	40%	27%	60%	40%	13%
Neftçi	15	3.4	87%	80%	40%	53%	40%	7%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Zira	Home	8	4	3	1	11-7	1.88	38%	38%
Neftçi	Away	9	7	1	1	19-6	2.44	67%	33%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Zira	15	6-6	14-9	70%	53%	4-8-3
Neftçi	15	18-5	20-8	53%	73%	8-6-1

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 15
Period covered: 2019-02-16 – 2026-04-17
Zira wins: 5
Draws: 6
Neftçi wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 47%
Home side won: 40%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 3D 0L (Zira view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2

Most recent meetings (5 of 15)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-17	Zira	1-1	Neftçi
2026-01-23	Neftçi	0-0	Zira
2025-12-02	Zira	1-0	Neftçi
2025-10-03	Zira	2-2	Neftçi
2025-04-13	Neftçi	2-4	Zira

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 13 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Zira	2	2	6	4	WW	1	+1
Neftçi	1	2	6	7	WW	1	0

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsZira 6 · Neftçi 6
Positions: #2 vs #1
Goals per game: 2.5/0.5 vs 4/0.5scored/conceded per game · league average 0.96

How we calculate this

Premier League Standings

Premier League · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Sabah	9	6	2	1	+16	20	DWDLW
2	Qarabağ	9	5	4	0	+7	19	WWDDD
3	NeftçiA	9	5	3	1	+13	18	WWDDD
4	Turan Tovuz	10	5	3	2	+3	18	WWDWL
5	ZiraH	10	4	4	2	0	16	LDDWD
6	Kapaz	8	4	2	2	0	14	DWDWL
7	Şamaxı FK	9	3	4	2	+2	13	DWDWL
8	İmişli FK	9	3	1	5	-5	10	LLLWW
9	Sumqayıt	8	2	2	4	-1	8	DDWWL
10	Qabala	10	2	2	6	-11	8	LLLWD
11	Araz	10	0	3	7	-12	3	LLLLD
12	Safa	9	1	0	8	-12	3	LLLLL

Statistical Comparison

Premier League

Zira10 matches

Neftçi

9 matches

#5Position#3

16Points18

4Wins5

4Draws3

2Losses1

14Goals22

1.40Goals per game2.44

14Goals conceded9

1.40Goals per game conceded1.00

Zira vs Neftçi — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (10 vs 9 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityZira 26% · X · Draw 24% · Neftçi 50%

1 · Home Win

26%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

50%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.19 vs 1.73

Projected Total: 2.92

Over 1.5 Goals

79%

Over 2.5 Goals

56%

Over 3.5 Goals

33%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

57%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

18% / 30%

Zira / Neftçi

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.1%)1 - 2(9.6%)0 - 1(9.3%)

Recent matches

May 23

2-3

@ Araz

Away

May 17

2-1

vs Sumqayıt

Home

May 13

1-2

@ Sabah

Away

All Zira fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 15 matches

Won 33%

(5/15)

Draw 40%

(6/15)

Won 27%

(4/15)

Goals

17-13

Total matches

Recent matches (5/15)

Premier League•Apr 17, 2026

Zira

1-1

Neftçi

Premier League•Jan 23, 2026

Neftçi

0-0

Zira

Azerbaidjan Cup•Dec 2, 2025

Zira

1-0

Neftçi

Premier League•Oct 3, 2025

Zira

2-2

Neftçi

Premier League•Apr 13, 2025

Neftçi

2-4

Zira

Zira vs Neftçi — Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Zira wins

Draws

Neftçi wins

Goals Scored

17 - 13

Apr 17, 2026 • Premier League

Zira

1-1

Neftçi

Jan 23, 2026 • Premier League

Neftçi

0-0

Zira

Dec 2, 2025 • Azerbaidjan Cup

Zira

1-0

Neftçi

Matchday 3 — Premier League

Match summary

Zira beat Neftçi 1-0 in the Premier League (Azerbaijan).

Across 15 previous meetings on record, Zira won 5 and Neftçi won 4, with 6 draws (2 goals per game).

Qismat Aliyev (45') scored for Zira.

More details:

Zira — live results and schedule Neftçi — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Zira vs Neftçi H2H, Form & Key Stats

Premier League Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Zira vs Neftçi — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/15)

Zira vs Neftçi — Head to Head

Last 15 matches

Matchday 3 — Premier League

Match summary