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Zira vs Qabala Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–12 – 1

Davit Volkovi 11′Chrismael Digbeu 89′6th

10thIsmahil Akinade 14′

Player of the matchDavit VolkoviZIRA · 1 goal · 90′ · 6 duels won · 2 shots (2 on target)

6.8
Possession
62%38%
Shots · on target in brackets
10 (3)8 (2)
Corners
16
Table · 19 v 8 pts
6th → 5th10th

Premier LeagueMatchday 11Zirə qəsəbə stadionuRef ?. Məmmədov

Match strip & events

ZIRA 2–1 QAB · 1–1 yellow

1′HT90′Zira on top 59 of 90 min · peaks ZIRA 89′, QAB 14′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Hacyaga Hacylyfor Aykhan Hüseynov
  3. Chrismael Digbeu2–1Goal · assist Vieirinha
  4. Nathan Monzangofor Şahin Şahniyarov
  5. Nicat Äliyevfor Raphael Utzig
  6. Chrismael Digbeufor Dimitri Legbo
  7. Bruno Silvafor Ismahil Akinade
  8. Endri Cekicifor Meshack Ubochioma
  9. Vieirinhafor Mehdi Mchakhchekh
  10. Amin Seydiyevfor Elchin Alicanov
  11. Half-time 1–1
  12. Elchin AlicanovYellow card
  13. Ismahil AkinadeYellow card
  14. Ismahil Akinade1–1Goal · assist Raphael Utzig
  15. Davit Volkovi1–0Goal · assist Qismat Aliyev

Team stats

32 figures
Zirafull timeQabala
  1. 62%Possession38%
  2. 10Shots8
  3. 3Shots on target2
  4. 1Corners6
  5. 500Passes284
  6. 18Fouls15
  7. 1Yellow cards1
All 32 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses2
  3. 97Attacks84
  4. 13Crosses6
  5. 41Dangerous attacks37
  6. 13Dribble attempts8
  7. 3Offsides0
  8. 30%Shot accuracy25%
  9. 6Shots inside box6
  10. 7Shots off target6
  11. 6Shots outside box4
  12. 11Successful dribbles3
  13. Passing
  14. 23Accurate long passes25
  15. 414Accurate passes216
  16. 49%Long pass accuracy61%
  17. 47Long passes41
  18. 83%Pass accuracy76%
  19. Defence
  20. 81Ball safe76
  21. 10Goal kicks13
  22. 11Interceptions15
  23. 3Saves3
  24. 0Tackles2
  25. Discipline
  26. 3Free kicks4
  27. Other
  28. 2Injuries0
  29. 4Substitutions3
  30. 24Throw-ins20

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Zira3-5-26.36 avg rating 6.244-2-3-1Qabala
  1. 15.9Salahat Agayev
  1. 126.1Kouya Aristide Mabea
  2. 36.1Edson
  3. 166.1Isaac Amoah
  4. 276.1Eşqin Əhmədov
  1. 66.3Jaime Sierra
  2. 46.3Elvin Camalov
  1. 236.5Raphael UtzigA ↓87′
  2. 106.4Şahin Şahniyarov↓87′
  3. 806.4Meshack Ubochioma↓67′
  1. 246.8Ismahil AkinadeG YC ↓75′
  1. 2Amin SeydiyevDF · ↑46′6.5
  2. 6Hacyaga HacylyMF · ↑90′
  3. 17VieirinhaMF · A ↑63′6.6
  4. 29Chrismael DigbeuMF · G ↑79′6.9
  5. 23Damaine SmithFW
  6. 41Anar NazirovGK
  7. 48Ramiz MuradovMF
  8. 57Y. HacıyevMF
  9. 72Hüseynali QuliyevGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Rashad Sadygov · Jeton BeqiriG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Nathan MonzangoMF · ↑87′
  2. 7Bruno SilvaFW · ↑75′6.5
  3. 8Endri CekiciMF · ↑67′6.4
  4. 13Nicat ÄliyevMF · ↑87′
  5. 11Asif MammadovMF
  6. 21Ziya ŞəkərxanovFW
  7. 22Farid IskandarovMF
  8. 32ArthurGK
  9. 66Nuğay RəşidovDF
  10. 74Suleyman DamadayevDF
  11. 94Habib HushanovGK

Minute by minute

15 updates
  1. GoalGoal! Chrismael Digbeu scores, making it 2-1.
  2. Corner awarded.
  3. Corner awarded.
  4. Corner awarded.
  5. Yellow card issued to Elchin Alicanov.
  6. Corner awarded.
  7. Corner awarded.
  8. Corner awarded.
  9. Corner awarded.
  10. Yellow card shown to Ismahil Akinade.
  11. GoalGoal! Ismahil Akinade scores, making it 1-1.
  12. GoalGoal! Davit Volkovi scores, making it 1-0.
Show all 15 updates
  1. Kick-off has occurred!
  2. Match ends with a score of 2-1.
  3. First half ends with the score at 1-1.

Top ratings

XI avg 6.36 v 6.24
  1. Ismahil AkinadeQAB6.8
  2. Raphael UtzigQAB6.5
  3. Aykhan HüseynovZIRA6.5
  4. Amin SeydiyevZIRA6.5
  5. Qismat AliyevZIRA6.4

What stands out

  • 5thfrom 6th

    Zira moved from 6th to 5th in the Premier League table with this result.16 → 19 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 89'winning goal

    Chrismael Digbeu's 89th-minute goal decided the match.Score by goal: 11' 1-0, 14' 1-1, 89' 2-1.

  • 66%on top

    Zira had the upper hand in 59 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

53%Model · draw 25%22%

Projected goals
1.53 – 0.88total 2.41 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–0 13.8%1–1 12.1%2–0 10.5%
OutcomeModelHappened
Zira win53%Yes
Draw25%No
Qabala win22%No
Over 1.5 goals69%Yes
Over 2.5 goals43%Yes
Over 3.5 goals22%No
Both teams to score46%Yes
Zira clean sheet42%No
Qabala clean sheet22%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 11 of 33
Kick-off
Venue
Zirə qəsəbə stadionu, Zirya
Capacity
3,000 · artificial turf
Weather
15 °C · broken clouds · humidity 87%
Referee
?. Məmmədov
ZIRA coach
Rashad Sadygov
QAB coach
Jeton Beqiri
Hashtag
#ZIRAQAB

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Raphael UtzigQAB3 (1)
  2. Chrismael DigbeuZIRA2 (1)
  3. Davit VolkoviZIRA2 (2)

Passes

  1. Ruan RenatoZIRA83/98
  2. Ange MutsinziZIRA68/81
  3. GuimaZIRA55/62

Duels won

  1. Eren AydınZIRA11/15
  2. Ange MutsinziZIRA10/15
  3. Ismahil AkinadeQAB9/17

Dribbles

  1. Eren AydınZIRA6/7
  2. Chrismael DigbeuZIRA1/1
  3. Qismat AliyevZIRA1/1

Clearances

  1. Ange MutsinziZIRA8
  2. Isaac AmoahQAB7
  3. EdsonQAB5

Head-to-head

15 meetings on record since 2018

8-3-4Zira W-D-L · goals 18:12

8 ZIRA3 draws4 QAB
With Zira at home
6-1-0 (11:2)
Goals per meeting
2
Over 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams scored
40%
Won by the host
67%
Last 5 (Zira)
5W 0D 0L · 2.2 goals/game
  1. Zira1–0QabalaPremier League
  2. Zira1–0QabalaPremier League
  3. Qabala1–2ZiraPremier League
  4. Qabala0–2ZiraAzerbaidjan Cup
  5. Zira4–0QabalaPremier League
Show all 15 meetings
  1. Zira2–1QabalaAzerbaidjan Cup
  2. Qabala1–1ZiraPremier League
  3. Zira1–0QabalaPremier League
  4. Qabala1–0ZiraPremier League
  5. Qabala0–0ZiraPremier League
  6. Qabala3–0ZiraPremier League
  7. Qabala2–1ZiraPremier League
  8. Zira1–1QabalaPremier League
  9. Zira1–0QabalaPremier League
  10. Qabala2–1ZiraPremier League
  1. QabalanextZiraPremier League
  2. QabalanextZiraPremier League

Matchday 11

Premier League · the other 5 games
  1. Qarabağ0–1Turan Tovuz
  2. Neftçi1–0Kapaz
  3. Safa2–2Araz
  4. İmişli FK0–0Sumqayıt
  5. Sabah2–2Şamaxı FK
Premier League fixtures and results →

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Ziraall competitionsQabala
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.87Goals per game (both sides)2.27
  3. 80%Over 1.560%
  4. 53%Over 2.553%
  5. 40%Over 3.520%
  6. 67%Both teams scored40%
  7. 20%Clean sheets20%
  8. 20%Failed to score53%
  9. Zira at home v Qabala away
  10. 7Played6
  11. 5Won2
  12. 2Drawn0
  13. 0Lost4
  14. 13-6Goals (for-against)5-9
  15. 2.43Points per game1
  16. 43%Over 2.550%
  17. 29%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-81st-half goals (for-against)9-10
  20. 13-142nd-half goals (for-against)5-10
  21. 62%Goals after half-time36%
  22. 67%Goal before half-time60%
  23. 6-6-3Half-time W-D-L2-8-5
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches)
  25. 5.1Corners won / game3.9
  26. 4.1Corners conceded / game4.3
  27. 40%Over 9.5 corners27%
  28. 60%Won the corner count40%
  29. 1.8Yellow cards / game1.4
  30. 3.93Cards in the match / game3.6
  31. 47%Over 3.5 cards33%
  32. 0Red cards (total)0

How we calculate this

Table after full time

Premier League 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Neftçi117-3-126:11+15241st
2Turan Tovuz116-3-212:8+4212nd
3Sabah96-2-120:4+16203rd
4Qarabağ105-4-114:8+6194th
5Zira115-4-216:15+1196th ▲1
6Kapaz105-2-310:100175th ▼1
7Şamaxı FK103-4-315:14+1137th
8İmişli FK103-1-69:15-6108th
9Sumqayıt92-3-413:14-199th
10Qabala112-2-76:18-12810th
11Safa111-2-88:20-12511th
12Araz110-4-711:23-12412th
Zira
6th → 5th16 → 19 pts
Qabala
10th8 → 8 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

TV channels

International
YouTube
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Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Ziraold → newQabala
  1. 3-1W22 Aug
  2. 1-0W30 Aug
  3. 0-5L5 Sep
  4. 1-1D13 Sep
  5. 0-1L19 Sep
  6. 1-1D10 Oct
  7. 1-1D18 Oct
  8. 3-2W23 Oct
  9. 2-2D27 Oct
  10. 2-2D31 Oct

3-5-2goals 14:161.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L22 Aug
  2. 0-0D29 Aug
  3. 2-1W4 Sep
  4. 0-1L12 Sep
  5. 0-3L18 Sep
  6. 1-4L10 Oct
  7. 0-4L17 Oct
  8. 2-1W23 Oct
  9. 3-0W27 Oct
  10. 0-0D31 Oct

3-2-5goals 8:151.10pts/game

  1. AAraz2–2
  2. ASebail2–2
  3. HSumqayıt3–2
  4. AKapaz1–1
  5. HŞamaxı FK1–1

latest 5

  1. HQarabağ0–0
  2. HEnergetik Mingəçevir FK3–0
  3. AAraz2–1
  4. HSabah0–4
  5. ASumqayıt1–4
Show older matches
  1. ATuran Tovuz0–1
  2. HQarabağ1–1
  3. ASabah0–5
  4. HNeftçi1–0
  5. Hİmişli FK3–1

older

  1. HNeftçi0–3
  2. AKapaz0–1
  3. Hİmişli FK2–1
  4. HŞamaxı FK0–0
  5. HSafa0–1

Referee

?. Məmmədov
Yellows / match
4.59this match 2
Reds / match
0.28
Penalty given
27%of matches
Fouls / match
25.5this match 33

42%Results in his 64 matches · draw 22%36%

home winsaway wins
With Zira
13-2-5 in 20 · 2 yellows/game
With Qabala
2-1-10 in 13 · 2.69 yellows/game

Match summary

Zira beat Qabala 2-1 in the Premier League (Azerbaijan), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Zira sat 6th on 16 points, while Qabala were 10th on 8 points. Across 15 previous meetings on record, Zira won 8 and Qabala won 4, with 3 draws (2 goals per game).

Goals came from Davit Volkovi (11') and Chrismael Digbeu (89') for Zira and Ismahil Akinade (14') for Qabala.

Zira — live results and scheduleQabala — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Zirascored · concededQabala
  1. 331-15
  2. 2416-30
  3. 5331-45+
  4. 2646-60
  5. 4561-75
  6. 10476-90+

26:25 goals 19:26Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 55% v 30% of their matches.

  1. 341-15
  2. 2416-30
  3. 5531-45+
  4. 3346-60
  5. 3461-75
  6. 3676-90+

Data from Sportmonks · updated