Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 16:00 Lagos time. It is played at Neftçi Arena, Baku. The referee is A. Aliyev.
What's at stake. Neftchi Baku PFC are 2nd on 17 points after 8 games, 2 points behind Sabah FA, level on points with Qarabag. A win would take them above Sabah FA. Turan Tovuz are 5th on 14 points after 8 games, 1 point behind Zira, 1 point clear of Şamaxı FK. A win would take them above Zira.
Form. Neftchi Baku PFC have won five, drawn two and lost one of their last eight, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D W W W. In this competition Neftchi Baku PFC have gone D D W W W L. Turan Tovuz have won four, drawn two and lost two of their last eight, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W D W. In this competition Turan Tovuz have gone L W W D W L.
The numbers. Neftchi Baku PFC score 2.6 and concede one a game over their last eight, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Turan Tovuz score 0.9 and concede 0.6 a game over their last eight, with four clean sheets and three games without a goal.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Neftchi Baku PFC have won three, drawn five and lost two. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, Neftchi Baku PFC won one, one was drawn and Turan Tovuz won two. The last time they met, on 9 Mar 2026, it finished Neftchi Baku PFC 0-1 Turan Tovuz.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 61% against the records' 37%.
The read. No firm call: Neftchi Baku PFC are the better side, but not at this price. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Neftchi Baku PFC the likelier winners; Neftchi Baku PFC are the stronger side on form and the table. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (Neftchi Baku PFC are a clear winner, no Unders); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Under 5.5 Goals (Neftchi Baku PFC are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Neftchi Baku PFC 1-1 Turan Tovuz (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).