Zira 1-1 Neftchi Baku — Premyer Liqa, 17 Apr 2026
Zira and Neftchi Baku drew 1-1 in Premyer Liqa on 17 April 2026 at Zira Stadium, Zira. B. Konate scored for Zira; I. Faraj for Neftchi Baku. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Zira have won 1 and Neftchi Baku 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 50'R. Sadiqov
- 51'
- 62'out: L. Mickels
- 0-163'
- 69'out: I. Ibrahimli
- 69'
- 74'out: A. Shtogrin
- 74'
- 79'
- 84'
- 86'
- 87'
- 87'
- 89'—
- 1-190'
- 90+7'—
- 90+8'—
- Full-time1-1
Line-ups
Coach: Rashad Sadiqov
- 17Iron Gomis
- 25Henrique Gelain
- 30Guima69'
- 97Tiago Silva
- 4Ruan Renato
- 32Q. Aliyev
- 9D. Volkovi62'
- 73Anatoli Nuriyev46'
- 5A. Mutsinzi
- 20I. Djibrilla69'
- 22E. Aydin79'
Substitutes
- 21H. Hacyly
- 8I. Ibrahimli69'
- 93B. Konate90'46'
- 26S. Acka
- 10G. Papunashvili69'
- 70N. Alasgarov
- 7R. Muradov
- 13A. Bayramov
- 14E. Alicanov
- 28L. Mickels86'62'
- 11Martins Junior79'
- 29C. Nuriyev
Coach: Yuri Vernidub
- 77Falaye Sacko
- 24M. Seck
- 10Freddy Vargas51'87'
- 5Igor Ribeiro
- 8E. Mahmudov74'
- 13Kenan Pirić
- 18I. Mathew84'
- 11I. Faraj63'45'74'
- 15E. Badalov
- 33Breno Almeida87'
- 7E. Safarov
Substitutes
- 45V. Aboubakar87'
- 6Sessi D'Almeida84'
- 1E. Balayev
- 70A. Shtogrin74'
- 22L. Ortiz
- 23J. Rezabala74'
- 28Alessio Curci
- 19A. Salyanskiy
- 17M. Khachayev
- 14E. Kuc
- 81M. Hasanov
- 47M. Mammadov87'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 23 Jan 26Neftchi Baku0-0Zira
- 03 Oct 25Zira2-2Neftchi Baku
- 13 Apr 25Neftchi Baku2-4Zira
- 10 Feb 25Zira1-2Neftchi Baku
- 23 Nov 24Neftchi Baku2-1Zira
- 15 Sept 24Zira2-0Neftchi Baku
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premyer Liqa 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Qarabag | 33 | +44 | 69 |
| 3 | Turan | 33 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Neftchi Baku | 33 | +25 | 59 |
| 5 | Zira | 33 | +7 | 53 |
| 6 | Araz | 33 | -14 | 46 |
| 7 | Sumqayıt | 33 | -4 | 41 |
Before and after
Zira
- Previous: Sabah FA 2-2 Zira, 11 Apr 2026 · Premyer Liqa
- Next: Turan 1-1 Zira, 27 Apr 2026 · Premyer Liqa
Neftchi Baku
- Previous: Neftchi Baku 2-1 Araz, 11 Apr 2026 · Premyer Liqa
- Next: Neftchi Baku 1-5 Qarabag, 26 Apr 2026 · Premyer Liqa
Data updated