Neftchi vs. Shamakhi: Azerbaijan Championship Match Prediction
Neftchi and Shamakhi will play in the 13th round of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The opponents occupy neighboring places in the tournament table. The hosts are in eighth position and are only three points ahead of the last Kapaz. The visitors are in seventh place, three points ahead of today opponent. Will Neftchi be able to catch up with their opponent on November 8? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Command Analysis

FK Neftchi

Current form
Neftchi have not been in the leading positions in the Azerbaijan championship for a long time. The team finished last season only in fifth place and for the first time in a long time did not qualify for the European Cups, and now they are in the lower half of the tournament table and are quite close to the relegation zone. Occupying the eighth line, the Baku club is only three points ahead of the main outsider of the league, Kapaz. After the hosts won their first victory of the season, beating Sabail (3:1), they played a goalless draw with Sabah (0:0) and suffered a minimal defeat from Araz (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the lineup before the match with Shamahi.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have had red cards in their last two matches
- The team has only one win this season.
Estimated lineup : Dzhafarov - Kuts, Lebon, Guzzo, Yuri Matias, Aliev, Bauer, Darbo, Koffi, Makhmudov, Sheydaev

Keshla

Current form
Last season, Shamakhi took first place in the First Division and received a ticket to the Premier League, where it does not intend to fight for survival. Now the team is in seventh place out of ten, with 12 points after 11 matches, which is a pretty good result for a newcomer. However, the last four rounds were unsuccessful for the guests - four dry defeats from Sabail (0:2), Araz (0:1), Karabakh (0:3) and Zira (0:2). The only reason for joy was a big victory in the cup over Shamkir (6:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the lineup before the match with Neftchi.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not scored a single goal in the last four rounds of the Premier League
- None of the last five matches of the visitors ended in a draw
Probable lineup : Fernandes - Radenovic, Bakich, Nagiyev - Maharamli, Konate, Kantaria, Muradov, Abbasov - Mikels, Pusi
Trends
Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in four of the last five away matches
1.67Bet Exact score 1:0
Two of the five head-to-head meetings ended with this score
6.50Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the hosts' last five matches
1.73Tip and bets
Both teams have had serious problems in attack in recent matches, which has greatly affected the results. It is unlikely that the opponents' crisis will end in a face-to-face match, so it is logical to assume that we will not see many goals scored here either. We suggest betting on the total under.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals at 1.68
Bet on the outcome
"Shamakhi" is going through a tough period and can't score and break the losing streak. At the same time, the club looked great at the beginning of the season. Most of the failures were in matches with stronger opponents, so there is a chance to play better with a club lower in the standings. We believe that the guests will at least impose a fight on the Baku team.
Our forecast is Asian handicap (+1) for "Shamakhi" with odds of 1.70
Bet on corners
We noted above that the teams are not playing well in attack and will probably pay more attention to defensive actions, so we will bet that there will not be many corner flag deliveries in this match.
Our prediction is total under 9.5 corners with odds of 1.75