17 October 2026, 15:00 UTC

Qarabag vs Neftchi Baku Premyer Liqa prediction & result

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
Referee: K. Umudlu
Full time3 – 3

Final score: Qarabag 3-3 Neftchi Baku.

Before kick-off the model made it 49% Qarabag, 25% draw, 26% Neftchi Baku — fair odds of 2.04, 4.00 and 3.85.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Qarabag at 49%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Qarabag0%Draw6%Neftchi Baku94%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 6 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

11'
⚽Gustavo Klismahn
⚽O. Kashchuk
18'
33'
⚽Gustavo Klismahn
41'
L. Tupta
46'
🔁A. Akinyemiout: B. Sambou
46'
🔁L. Tuptaout: D. Savic
52'
⚽D. Savic
🔁J. Mouaddibout: R. Cephas
64'
🔁Pedro Bicalhoout: J. Montiel
64'
68'
🔁A. Skribekout: E. Safarov
74'
🔁R. Abbasovout: M. Seck
🔁C. Makreckisout: S. Lobato
77'
🔁Z. Sawoout: M. Qurbanly
77'
77'
Gustavo Klismahn
82'
🔁Gustavo Klismahnout: I. Mathew
⚽R. Cephas
88'
90+4'
E. Safarov
⚽Kady Borges
90+4'
90+6'
F. Sacko
90+6'
Igor Ribeiro

Line-ups

Qarabag
Coach: Qurban Qurbanov
Neftchi Baku
Coach: Yuriy Vernydub

Form going into Qarabag vs Neftchi Baku

Qarabag

Premyer Liqa

  • W2-0away to Imisli FK11 October 2026

Neftchi Baku

Premyer Liqa

  • D0-0Sabah FA9 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Premyer Liqa table

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4Qarabag10541148+619
1Neftchi Baku117312611+1524

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Qarabag vs Neftchi Baku

  • 30 April 2026Neftchi Baku 2–1 QarabagPremyer Liqa
  • 26 April 2026Neftchi Baku 1–5 QarabagPremyer Liqa
  • 9 November 2025Qarabag 2–0 Neftchi BakuPremyer Liqa
  • 19 April 2025Qarabag 3–0 Neftchi BakuPremyer Liqa
  • 16 February 2025Neftchi Baku 0–1 QarabagPremyer Liqa

The result against the call

Qarabag and Neftchi Baku drew 3–3. The model had leaned towards a win for Qarabag at 49% and given a draw 25%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 4 matches like this one. The goals: Gustavo Klismahn 11' for Neftchi Baku, O. Kashchuk 18' for Qarabag, Gustavo Klismahn 33' for Neftchi Baku, D. Savic 52' for Neftchi Baku, R. Cephas 88' for Qarabag, Kady Borges 90+4' for Qarabag.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Qarabag a 23.2% chance to finish top of the regular season: 27.5% after a win, 20.0% after a draw, 15.5% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 20.0%, 3.2 points lower than before the match.

For Neftchi Baku the question was the chance to finish top of the regular season, 15.0% going in: 20.4% after a win, 15.4% after a draw, 11.2% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure about where it was, at 15.4%.

Read from our Premyer Liqa season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Qarabag v Neftchi Baku has moved

First published on 3 Oct at 46% / 26% / 28% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 6 updates, it read 49% / 25% / 26%: the biggest move is Qarabag's chance of winning, up 3 points.

  1. Qarabag win49%▲ +3
  2. Draw25%▼ −1
  3. Neftchi Baku win26%▼ −2

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.