Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zira 2nd with 74 points, Sebail 10th with 22, 52 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.78/1.64 for Sebail and 1.64/0.75 for Zira (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Sebail had gone 15 games without a win. Momentum sat with Zira, winners of their last four. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Sebail against 12/15 for Zira.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 0 for Sebail, 11 for Zira and 3 drawn, at 2.07 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Bayıl Arena (capacity 2,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Zira: Davit Volkov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sebail 53% · Zira 47% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-1