Zira

Zira

VS Scheduled Thursday 18 Mar 202700:00

Azerbaijan 26/27 Premyer Liqa · Matchday 25

Safa

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings

ZiraWins: 1
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
SafaWins: 0

Goals per match: 2.00
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 0.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-08-16	26/27	Zira2–0Safa

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Turan1–0Zira
2026-09-13	26/27	Zira1–1Karabakh
2026-09-05	26/27	Sabah5–0Zira
2026-08-30	26/27	Zira1–0Neftchi
2026-08-22	26/27	Zira3–1Mil-Muğan
2026-08-16	26/27	Zira2–0Safa

Safa

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-18	26/27	Karabakh1–0Safa
2026-09-14	26/27	Safa0–3Sabah
2026-09-05	26/27	Neftchi4–1Safa
2026-08-29	26/27	Safa0–1Mil-Muğan
2026-08-22	26/27	Qəbələ0–1Safa
2026-08-16	26/27	Zira2–0Safa

Zira Safa

Wins

50%

17%

Over 2.5 goals

33%

Both teams scored

33%

17%

Clean sheets

33%

17%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Zira

Home · Premyer Liqa

Home			Away		1st goal
5	Zira	1–0	Neftchi	1	45+3′ Home
5	Zira		Sabah	2
5	Zira	1–1	Karabakh	3	56′ Home
5	Zira		Turan	4
5 · Zira
5	Zira		Inter Baku	6
5	Zira		Kapaz	7
5	Zira	3–1	Mil-Muğan	8	43′ Home
5	Zira		Qəbələ	9
5	Zira	2–0	Safa	10	41′ Home
5	Zira		Sumqayıt	11
5	Zira		Araz	12

Safa

Away · Premyer Liqa

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Neftchi	4–1	Safa	10	35′ Home
2	Sabah		Safa	10
3	Karabakh	1–0	Safa	10	61′ Home
4	Turan		Safa	10
5	Zira	2–0	Safa	10	41′ Home
6	Inter Baku		Safa	10
7	Kapaz		Safa	10
8	Mil-Muğan		Safa	10
9	Qəbələ	0–1	Safa	10	69′ Away
10 · Safa
11	Sumqayıt		Safa	10
12	Araz		Safa	10

Zira Home Safa Away

Wins

75%

25%

Over 1.5

75%

50%

Over 2.5

25%

Over 3.5

25%

Both teams scored

50%

25%

Clean sheets

50%

25%

Scores first

100%

25%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premyer Liqa · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Zira

6 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away2 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	2.50	0.00	1.67
Draws	25.0%	0.0%	16.7%
Goals scored / match	1.75	0.00	1.17
Goals conceded / match	0.50	3.00	1.33
Total goals / match	2.25	3.00	2.50
Failed to score	0.0%	100.0%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	75.0%	50.0%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 4	75%
Scores first → wins	3 of 4	75%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	3	0
46–60	2	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	2	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Safa

6 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away4 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	0.00	0.75	0.50
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	0.00	0.50	0.33
Goals conceded / match	2.00	1.75	1.83
Total goals / match	2.00	2.25	2.17
Failed to score	100.0%	50.0%	66.7%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	75.0%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 3	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	2
46–60	1	1
61–75	1	3
76–90	0	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Zira	Draw	Safa	How it works
Goals (Poisson)	58.9%	27.0%	13.8%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.43–0.53 Model expected goals

30.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

31.2% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 20.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-020.1%

2-014.4%

0-014.1%

1-110.7%

2-17.6%

0-17.5%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Zira	Safa	How to read it

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Zira	0.50	0.67	0.50	0.83
Safa	0.00	0.33	0.67	1.17

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Zira	0%	33%	33%	0%	33%
Safa	0%	50%	17%	17%	17%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.50 Zira at home, 4 matches

0.75 Safa away, 4 matches

180d Days of rest for Zira

181d Days of rest for Safa

— Manager of Zira

— Manager of Safa

0 Matches for Zira in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Safa in the last 14 days

5 Points for Zira behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

12 Points for Safa behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

2.50 League goals per match

20.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Zira, the right bar represents Safa.

On the ball

20 matches

4.4

corners

2.83

8.4

fouls

6.5

2.0

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Zira	LDLWWW	1.67	1.17–1.33	1L
Safa	LLLLWL	0.50	0.33–1.83	4L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Zira	3	2	1	0	0
Safa	0	3	3	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Zira

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Safa

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.