📏 Form Guide

Zira

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Zira will be looking for a repeat result of the 3-1 Premyer Liqasi success vs Neftçi.

For Zira, the goalscorers were Rəhim Sadıxov (43') and Vladyslav Kulach (84'). Emin Mahmudov (19') was the scorer for Neftçi.

Zira have hit the back of the net a sum total of 11 times over their prior half-dozen outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 5.

Araz-Naxçıvan

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Səbail in Premyer Liqasi action, Araz-Naxçıvan and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

Alexandre Ramalingom (32') and Yusif Nəbiyev (75') scored for Səbail.

The stats tell the story, and Araz-Naxçıvan have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 11 goals in all. At the back, Araz-Naxçıvan have seen their frailties exposed. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league match between the two was Premyer Liqasi match day 24 on 25/02/2024 when it ended Araz-Naxçıvan 0-3 Zira.

📰 Team News: Zira

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Zira gaffer to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Filipe Pachtmann (unknown injury) is out of contention. Ceyhun Nuriyev is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

📋 Team News: Araz-Naxçıvan

With a completely injury-free squad to choose from, the Araz-Naxçıvan boss has no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the view that Zira can score a couple of goals when they face Araz-Naxçıvan, who could well find it tough to get a goal of their own.

We can therefore see a comfortable 2-0 victory for Zira at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:00 29/04/2024