Zira — Neftchi: forecast for the Azerbaijani Championship match
The third and seventh lines of the Azerbaijan Championship standings will play each other in the framework of the 22nd round of the national championship. Zira will host Neftchi on its field. Who will be the winner in this confrontation? You will find the answer and trending rates in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Zira

Current form
In the last game of 2024, Ziri began a winning streak in the national championship, which lasts four meetings in a row. This streak of success allowed the club to place itself in third place in the standings, but at the same time it manages to be only three points ahead of its closest pursuer, and the gap from Araz in second place is four points. The upcoming opponent is not showing good results this year, so the hosts have a great chance to extend their streak of successful performances.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad before this match.
Interesting betting trends
- On their own field, Zira does not lose five matches in a row.
- In four of the last five meetings, the hosts have scored
The approximate line-up: Bayramov - Atska, Isaev, Martins Junior, Nureyev, Ruan Renato, Volkov, Alekperov, Gomis, Zebli, Suma.

FK Neftchi

Current form
Neftchi has not been among the leaders of the Azerbaijani championship for a long time. Last season, the team took only fifth place. In the current draw, the club is playing even worse and currently occupies the seventh place in the standings — fourth place from the end, although at the beginning of the season many analysts were inclined to believe that the team would struggle to get into the top 3. In the last round, they managed to win against Shamakhi, thanks to which the club broke a losing streak, which consisted of three consecutive matches — two draws and a defeat. It will be interesting to see if it will be possible to take points in the confrontation with the third line of the rating.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no problems with the composition of the guests at the moment.
Interesting betting trends
- Neftchi has won only one of the last ten matches on the road.
- In the last two matches, the guests did not miss
Approximate composition: Jafarov - Kutz, Lebon, Guzzo, Yuri Mathias, Aliev, Bauer, Darbo, Coffey, Mahmudov, Sheidaev.
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 2:1
The guests suffered their last defeat with the following score
7.60Zira'sbetwill score in the second half
In four of the last five matches, the bet went down on their own field.
1.60Neftchi'sbetwill score in the first half
In the last two games, Neftchi scored before the break.
2.70Tip and bets
Zira is showing more confident football this season than the upcoming opponent. Plus, the team will play the match on its own field, and there is also a desire to take revenge for the defeat in the first round. We believe that the third place in the standings will be able to do this, and "Zira" will achieve another victory in front of the local public.
Our forecast is that Ziri will win with a coefficient of 1.69
Bet on the total
Both teams are not used to "parking the bus" at their gates. We are inclined to believe that the game will be played in an attacking mode and, as in two of the last three face-to-face games, there will be no zeros on the scoreboard after the final whistle.
Our forecast is that both will score with a coefficient of 2.11
Betting on corners
Judging by how Zarya plays on their own field, it will not be easy for the opponent in the upcoming match. If the hosts do not slow down and demonstrate such football in the national championship, as in the last 1.5 months, they will be able to make more pitches from the corner flag.
Our forecast is that Zira will take more corners by a factor of 1.55