Sabah Baku vs ZiraPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Zira top the table with 9 points from three rounds, three wins out of three, 6 goals scored and 1 conceded, every one of those games played at home. Their recent results back it up: 1-0 against Neftchi Baku, 3-1 against Imisli FK and 2-0 against Safa Baku, after a European run that ended with a 1-1 draw against Paide following a 0-1 first-leg defeat, and a 3-0 win at Torpedo Kutaisi. Sabah FA have a single league game, won 2-0, and sit sixth on 3 points. The rest of their recent schedule was the Champions League: 5-2 against Hapoel Beer Sheva after losing the first leg 1-2, and before that a 4-0 against Aarhus which overturned a 1-2 away defeat. The previous meetings favour the hosts: 2-1 and 3-0 in Baku, 3-1 at Zira, with a 2-2 and two 1-1 draws completing the picture. The Azerbaijani league averages 1.86 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.