Sumqayıt
vs
Safa Baku
Premyer Liqa prediction
Our model says: Sumqayıt 2–0 Safa Baku
The model makes it 57% Sumqayıt, 24% draw, 19% Safa Baku — fair odds of 1.75, 4.17 and 5.26. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (10%).
Expected goals: Sumqayıt 2.01, Safa Baku 0.95.
Both teams to score: 54%. Over 2.5 goals: 57%, under 2.5: 43%.
Model confidence: High.
Edge to Sumqayıt: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.
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Key facts
- Sumqayıt are 8th on 8 points from 7 games; Safa Baku are 11th on 3 points from 8 games — Premyer Liqa.
- Sumqayıt are unbeaten in 4 games, most recently a 2-1 win at home to Araz.
- Safa Baku have not won in their last 5 games, most recently a 2-3 defeat away to Şamaxı FK.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Sumqayıt vs Safa Baku
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Sumqayıt at 57% here. Across 4,088 settled matches (as of 18 October 2026), 989 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 56.6% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.
Form going into Sumqayıt vs Safa Baku
Sumqayıt
- W2-1Araz16 October 2026
- W4-1Qabala10 October 2026
- D1-1away to Kapaz20 September 2026
- D1-1Şamaxı FK12 September 2026
- L1-2away to Turan6 September 2026
Safa Baku
- L2-3away to Şamaxı FK16 October 2026
- L0-1Turan11 October 2026
- L0-1away to Qarabag18 September 2026
- L0-3Sabah FA14 September 2026
- L1-4away to Neftchi Baku5 September 2026
What these results say
- Sumqayıt scored in every one of these 5 matches.
- Sumqayıt conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- Both sides scored in every one of these 5 matches for Sumqayıt.
- Safa Baku did not win any of these 5 matches.
- Safa Baku conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Premyer Liqa table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sumqayıt | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Safa Baku | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 3 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Sumqayıt
Chance to finish in the bottom three · 11% today
Safa Baku
Chance to finish in the bottom three · 66% today
From our Premyer Liqa season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
The two sides
Sumqayıt carry a model rating of 6.33 against 6.1 for Safa Baku. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 2.01 goals for Sumqayıt and 0.95 for Safa Baku. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Sumqayıt rate 0.64 in attack and 1.84 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Safa Baku rate 0.43 and 1.93.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,962 correct results out of 4,088 settled predictions (48%), with 410 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Once the match starts, the win probabilities at the top update live from the score, the clock and any sendings-off.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Sumqayıt the highest probability at 57%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.01 expected goals for Sumqayıt against 0.95 for Safa Baku. Sumqayıt's attack/defence rating is 0.64/1.84 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.43/1.93 for Safa Baku.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Sumqayıt at home · Safa Baku away
League matches only, Premyer Liqa, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Premyer Liqa matches this season: Sumqayıt 7, Safa Baku 8.
Safa Baku score most often in the 46–60 minute window (2 goals); Sumqayıt have let in 3 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 4 matches, by difficulty
Sumqayıt
- at Imisli FK7 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 37%
- vs Sabah FA21 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 16%
- at Qarabag28 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 12%
- vs Turan5 Dec · Premyer Liqawin 35%
Safa Baku
- vs Araz7 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 40%
- vs Qabala21 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 42%
- at Imisli FK28 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 26%
- vs Neftchi Baku5 Dec · Premyer Liqawin 17%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.