Zira vs Sumgayit Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Zira

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Zira will play in this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Premyer Liqasi tied result against Kəpəz.

For Zira, the goalscorers were Rəhim Sadıxov (11') and Sərtan Taşqın (95'). Fərid Nəbiyev (25') scored for Kəpəz.

Their most recent results highlight the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the Zira defence. Zira have been miserly, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous six outings standing at 4. In any event, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall be maintained in this game.

Sumgayit

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Sabah in Premyer Liqasi competition, Sumgayit will be aiming to make amends here.

Emmanuel Apeh (3'), Joy-Lance Mickels (14'), Oleksiy Kashchuk (28'), Elvin Camalov (33'), Anatoli Nuriyev (77') and Davit Volkovi (85') scored for Sabah.

Showing their penchant for high-scoring matches, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the previous six matches in which Sumgayit have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.5 goals each clash. Opposition teams have managed 13 of this grand total.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head results going back to 01/10/2021 reveals that these encounters have been disappointments for Sumgayit. They have not been able to come away with any wins whatsoever while Zira have been the better of the two, winning in 83% of those ties.

A combined total of 8 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Qartallar and 0 created by Sumgayit. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.33.

The last league encounter between these clubs was Premyer Liqasi match day 11 on 22/10/2022 which ended up with the score at Sumgayit 0-2 Zira.

📋 Team News: Zira

The Zira boss has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of coming into this match owing to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from. Coshqun Diniyev will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

📋 Team News: Sumgayit

Thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from, the Sumgayit boss Aykhan Abbasov has no fitness worries at all coming into this match.

💡 Prediction

It looks to us that Zira certainly have the ability to get amongst the goals when they come up against Sumgayit, who could well find it tough scoring.

We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 2-0 win for Zira at the end of this one.

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

Renata Leite, 02:42 24/01/2023