📏 Form Guide

Neftçi

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Neftçi will be looking for an improved result here following the 3-1 Premyer Liqasi losing effort in their last game against Zira.

The only scorer from Neftçi was Emin Mahmudov (19'). Rəhim Sadıxov (43') and Vladyslav Kulach (84') scored for Zira.

Neftçi haven’t had any problems with scoring, netting in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They have managed to rack up 12 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 7.

Turan Tovuz

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After a losing effort in their last game against Sumgayit in Premyer Liqasi action, Turan Tovuz and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The only scorer from Turan Tovuz was Şəhriyar Əliyev (15' Own goal). Erik Sorga (22') and Jordan Rezabala (90') scored for Sumgayit.

Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Turan Tovuz have bagged a tally of 9 goals. Turan Tovuz have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have seen 9 goals go into their own net. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, though.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 15/12/2022 shows us that Neftçi have won 4 of these & Turan Tovuz 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

A sum of 17 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 from Neftçilər and 7 for Turan Tovuz. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The last league contest between the two was Premyer Liqasi match day 24 on 24/02/2024 when it finished Turan Tovuz 1-1 Neftçi.

🗞️ Team News: Neftçi

There is just the sole fitness concern for the Neftçi gaffer Samir Abbasov to contend with from a near full-strength group. Emil Balayev (Achilles tendon rupture) is sidelined. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Egor Bogomolskiy and Márk Tamás.

📋 Team News: Turan Tovuz

Due to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the Turan Tovuz manager has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this match.

🧠 Prediction

We believe that Turan Tovuz will need to put in a solid display to register a score against this Neftçi lineup who we think should get the vital goal that wins it.

That’s why we have predicted a narrow 1-0 win for Neftçi at the conclusion of the game.

Should be a close one.

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

Andre Moura, 13:04 28/04/2024