The Premyer Liqasi fixture at The Bank Republic Arena on Friday sees hosts Sabah ready themselves for the challenge from opponents Keşlə.
View all Sabah v Keşlə tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Sabah
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Sabah will play in this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Premyer Liqasi draw against Araz-Naxçıvan.
The only scorer from Sabah was Vincent Thill (43').
It’s been seldom in recent games that Sabah have shown defensive steel. In fact, Sabah have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals during that time. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, though.
Keşlə
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In their previous game, Keşlə drew 1-1 in the Premyer Liqasi tie with Səbail.
The numbers tell their own story, and Keşlə have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in all. In defence, Keşlə seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 03/12/2022 shows us that Sabah have won 1 of these & Keşlə 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A combined total of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 6 of them for Sabah and 9 for Bankirlər. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league encounter between the two was Premyer Liqasi match day 26 on 09/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Keşlə 1-0 Sabah.
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Prediction
We feel that Sabah can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
At the other end, Keşlə may well find it hard getting on the scoresheet but we can see them seeing enough of the ball to score, too.
Accordingly, we see a decent 3-1 victory for Sabah by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Andre Moura,
07:02 09/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sabah
Formed: 2017
Stadium: The Bank Republic Arena (13,000)
Captain: Ruslan Abışov
Chairman: Magsud Adigozalov
Manager: Krunoslav Rendulić
Competitions: Premyer Liqasi position 5