Matchweek 3 of the 2026-2027 Premyer Liqa brings Zira against Neftchi Baku on 2026-08-30 (kick-off 17:15 GMT).
Referee E. Masiyev has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0-1 reds, plus 28 fouls per match across 4 games.
In their most recent 3 matchups, Rashad Sadiqov has 1 victory, while Yuri Vernidub has no victories, and 2 draws.
Current league positions have Zira 2nd on 6 points and Neftchi Baku 1st on 6 points.
Both teams have no missing players.
In their last outing, Zira's highest-rated performer was E. Bogomolskiy (6), while Neftchi Baku's standout was A. Skribek (8.9).
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Zira won 3-1 against Mil-Muğan, and Neftchi Baku secured a victory 5-0 over Araz.
Zira (3-1-1) and Neftchi Baku (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Zira: across 48 clashes, they've won 18 games and only lost 17 games to Neftchi Baku, with 13 stalemates.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Neftchi Baku to win 2-1, despite Zira's 2-0-0 home form - Neftchi Baku's strong 1-0-0 record away with 5.00 goals/game does the trick.
Zira is going head to head with Neftci Baku on 30/8/2026 16:15 GMT for the Azerbaijan Premyer Liqa. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Zira v Neftci Baku H2H statistics!