About Match
The points column shows no gap: 9 apiece, Zira 4th and Sabah 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.5 for Zira and 2.67/0 for Sabah (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24. A win here leaves Zira on 12 points and up to 1st, overtaking Sabah, other results permitting.
14 meetings are on record — 4 won by Zira, 5 by Sabah, 5 drawn, at 2.21 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. The last five meetings averaged 3.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.21.
The match takes place at Zirə qəsəbə stadionu in Zirya (capacity 3,000).