Qarabağ are the guests at Kapital Bank Arena on Sunday for the Premyer Liqasi showdown with home side Sumgayit.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Sumgayit v Qarabağ, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Sumgayit
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Sumgayit, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-4 Premyer Liqasi victory versus Turan Tovuz.
For Sumgayit, goals were scored by Erik Sorga (22') and Jordan Rezabala (90'). Şəhriyar Əliyev (15' Own goal) scored for Turan Tovuz.
Their most recent results show that not much more can be done by the Sumgayit rearguard. Sumgayit have kept it tight, seeing the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous six outings standing at 4.
Their previous form shows that Sumgayit:
- haven't won against Qarabağ when playing them at home in the previous 7 matches in the league.
- haven't won against Qarabağ in their last 3 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.
Qarabağ
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Last time out, Qarabağ drew 2-2 in the Premyer Liqasi tie with Gabala.
For Qarabağ, the goalscorers were Yassine Benzia (66') and Riçard Almeyda (71'). Bilel Aouacheria (19') was the scorer for Gabala.
Proving their bias toward fruitful matches, goals have been scored 31 times in the last six matches in which Qarabağ have played, making it a mean average of 5.17 goals per clash. Opposing teams have hit 12 of this grand total. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, however.
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Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 16/10/2022 tells us that Sumgayit have won 1 of these games and Qarabağ 5, with the tally of drawn results being 0.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 27 in all at an average of 4.5 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Premyer Liqasi match day 24 on 25/02/2024 when it ended Qarabağ 2-0 Sumgayit.
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Team News: Sumgayit
Kristijan Velinovski (unknown injury) and Kamran Quliyev (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for Sumgayit manager Aykhan Abbasov. Mehdi Cannatov cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Team News: Qarabağ
Owing to a completely healthy group to pick from, the Qarabağ manager Gurban Gurbanov has no fitness worries whatsoever before this match.
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Prediction
In our view, Qarabağ have the ability to see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.
However, Sumgayit will not find it easy scoring- but, we do see them pulling one back during this clash.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a controlled 1-3 margin for Qarabağ at full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
05:03 27/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sumgayit
Formed: 2010
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena (3,200)
Captain: Vurğun Hüseynov
Chairman: Riad Rafiyev
Manager: Aykhan Abbasov
Competitions: Premyer Liqasi position 3