Neftci take on the visitors Qarabag in the round 16 match of Azerbaijan Premier League . The match will be played on Friday, December 2nd at Bakcell Arena (Baku).
Neftchi are a living legend of Azerbaijani football. The "Oil workers" represented this Transcaucasian republic in the union championship. And not without success: they took the "bronze" and repeatedly played in the semi-finals of the USSR Cup. Yes, and in the days of independence remained in sight. Including recently: in 2021, they managed to win the 9th title. This, however, was an exception, basically the club from Baku is in 2nd or, as it is now, 3rd position. They want to climb at least 1 step, and managed to win both recent fights - at home, against Gabala and Sabail.
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Qarabag remains the undisputed leader in its country. The Horses formally represent Aghdam, but have been based in Baku for a long time. And for almost a decade they have dominated the football of Azerbaijan. Yes, there was Neftchi's championship last season, but it is the only one after 2013. In the last draw, it was possible to regain the title. And now Gurban Gurbanov's wards are unconditionally in the lead. And this is with a load in European competition. In the Champions League, the club was only knocked out in the last round of qualification by Viktoria Plzen. Then Karabakh took 3rd place in the Europa League group, and in the spring they will continue to fight in the playoffs of the Conference League. At the same time, it has already managed to break away from the closest pursuers in the domestic arena, Sabah and Neftchi. The only embarrassing thing is that both last rounds, with the closest neighbor and even modest Zira, ended in goalless draws.
At the beginning of last year, Neftchi managed to beat Qarabag twice. But then the “horses” returned everything to their usual course, having won 5 matches in a row for now. Qarabag can relax with other opponents, but not with the main pursuer of recent years. So we are waiting for their away victory.
Prediction for the match: Qarabag to win.
