16 October 2026, 11:00 UTC

Şamaxı FK vs Safa Baku Premyer Liqa prediction & result

Shamakhi City Stadium, Shamakhi
Referee: R. Hamzazade
Full time3 – 2

Final score: Şamaxı FK 3-2 Safa Baku.

Before kick-off the model made it 55% Şamaxı FK, 28% draw, 17% Safa Baku — fair odds of 1.82, 3.57 and 5.88.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

Şamaxı FK at 55%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Şamaxı FK5%Draw93%Safa Baku2%

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 5 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

5'
⚽E. Cafarov
27'
F. Yusifli
50'
C. Mamengi
52'
M. Musayev
56'
⚽R. Huseynli (pen)
⚽Jota
65'
🔁E. Adilkhanovout: H. Ismayilov
65'
🔁O. Mammadovout: D. Dego
65'
🔁A. Shuaibuout: T. Akhvlediani
65'
67'
🔁E. Cafarovout: Luis Felipe
67'
🔁R. Huseynliout: N. Quliyev
77'
🔁F. Yusifliout: V. Pop
77'
🔁M. Guelout: V. Qanbarov
⚽H. Ismayilov
81'
🔁A. Boualiout: U. Cahangirov
82'
⚽R. Apolinario (pen)
90+5'
90+8'
A. Dragu

Line-ups

Şamaxı FK
  • 1Ricardo Fernandes
  • 10E. Adilkhanov
  • 97O. Mammadov
  • 13R. Apolinario
  • 19A. Shuaibu
  • 52A. Moumini
  • 3Jota
  • 5E. Rustamov
  • 4R. F. Pereira Pacheco
  • 25F. Marques
  • 11A. Bouali
Substitutes
  • 62A. Seyiahmadov
  • 96N. Qarazoglu
  • 80H. Ismayilov
  • 7E. Suleymanov
  • 17S. Muradly
  • 8D. Dego
  • 14U. Cahangirov
  • 2F. Xeyrullayev
  • 77O. Tahmazli
Coach: Aykhan Abbasov
Safa Baku
  • 12A. Mustabazada
  • 42E. Cafarov
  • 5A. Agcabayov
  • 55R. Huseynli
  • 6F. Yusifli
  • 28M. Musayev
  • 10D. Mertens
  • 18B. Dansoko
  • 17M. Guel
  • 11A. Dragu
  • 34C. Mamengi
Substitutes
  • 99M. Huseynov
  • 97Tiago Silva
  • 3T. Quliyev
  • 23N. Aliyev
  • 21I. Zulfugarli
  • 83N. Quliyev
  • 4M. Jarjue
  • 8V. Pop
  • 9Luis Felipe

Form going into Şamaxı FK vs Safa Baku

Şamaxı FK

Premyer Liqa

  • D1-1away to Zira10 October 2026

Safa Baku

Premyer Liqa

  • L0-1Turan11 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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7Şamaxı FK113531716+114
11Safa Baku11128820-125

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

The result against the call

Şamaxı FK beat Safa Baku 3–2. The model had made a win for Şamaxı FK its most likely outcome, at 55%, so the call held; the score it named was 1–0. The goals: E. Cafarov 5' for Safa Baku, R. Huseynli (penalty) 56' for Safa Baku, Jota 65' for Şamaxı FK, H. Ismayilov 81' for Şamaxı FK, R. Apolinario (penalty) 90+5' for Şamaxı FK.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Şamaxı FK a 15.3% chance to finish in the top four: 16.5% after a win, 13.3% after a draw, 12.7% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 16.5%, 1.2 points higher than before the match.

For Safa Baku the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 74.1% going in: 65.6% after a win, 74.8% after a draw, 76.8% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 76.8%, 2.7 points higher than before the match.

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 Şamaxı FK v Safa Baku has moved

First published on 2 Oct at 48% / 30% / 22% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 4 updates, it read 55% / 28% / 17%: the biggest move is Şamaxı FK's chance of winning, up 7 points.

  1. Şamaxı FK win55%▲ +7
  2. Draw28%▼ −2
  3. Safa Baku win17%▼ −5

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.