"Kapaz" - "Sumgait": forecast for the match of the Azerbaijan championship
In the 18th round of the Azerbaijan Championship, Kapaz and Sumgait will play. The hosts are in the penultimate place in the tournament table and are only one point ahead of the last Sabail. The visitors are in sixth place and are already seven points behind the top 5. Which of the rivals will be able to score tournament points on December 20? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Command Analysis

FC Kapaz

Current form
Kapaz is still under threat of relegation from the Azerbaijan Premier League, as it occupies the penultimate place in the ranking and is only one point ahead of Sabail, who are at the bottom of the standings. The club has earned only 10 points in 17 matches and is the team that concedes the most goals in the league - the hosts have already conceded 41 times. After winning the Azerbaijan Cup against Ishimli (1:0), the club from Tovuz lost to Zira (0:4) and Neftchi (1:2) in the championship.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the lineup before the match with Sumgait.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the hosts' last five matches have ended in a draw
- The team has lost three of its last five matches.
Estimated lineup: Santos - Aliyev, Almeida, Ba, Braga, Jafarov, Khvalko, Pachu, Verdasca, Huseynli, Manafov

Sumqayit

Current form
Sumgait finished last season in fourth place and had the opportunity to prove themselves in European competitions, but they were eliminated in the first qualifying round of the Conference League, having forced a fight on Hungarian Fehervar (1:2, 0:0). In the current Premier League, Sumgait is only in sixth place and can hardly count on getting into the European Cup zone, which is already 14 points away. Nevertheless, the team remains in the fight for the Azerbaijan Cup, where they recently managed to beat modest MOIK (3:1, a.v.). In the last round of the championship, the visitors suffered a big defeat to the current champion, Karabakh (0:5).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the lineup before the match with Kapaz.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost its last three away matches
- None of the last nine matches of the visitors ended in a draw
Estimated line-up: Dzhenetov - Badalov, Kekhat, Khachaev, Milovich, Mossi, Muradov, Guliyev, Rezabala, Sadykhov, Suleimanli.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The hosts have suffered two of their last four defeats by that score
9.50Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in three of the last four matches between the rivals.
1.78Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in 8 of the last 9 head-to-head matches
1.60Tip and bets
The hosts are having an extremely unsuccessful season and often lose even on their home field. In the first eight rounds, the club from Tovuz did not score a single point, and the situation has not improved much now. The visitors look preferable and rarely lose to outsiders. We believe that this will not happen today either.
Our forecast is Asian handicap (0) on Sumgait for 1.70
Bet on total
The hosts need points to break away from the last place, so the team will fight only for victory and it can be assumed that the attack will play a decisive role in this match. The guests have good performers in the attacking line, so they will definitely have something to answer with. Most likely, this confrontation will be productive.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.95
Bet on corners
We believe that the opponents will bet on attack in this match, so the total number of corners will most likely be exceeded.
Our prediction is total over 9.5 corners for 1.70