Turan started their league campaign with a 1-0 home victory and hold a strong historical record when hosting Şamaxı FK, remaining unbeaten across four home encounters with two wins and two draws. Şamaxı FK have lost four of their last five matches, including a 3-1 away defeat in their season opener. Backing Turan via Double Chance (Home or Draw) provides strong coverage against a potential stalemate, while historical head-to-head metrics averaging 2.4 goals support an Under 2.5 total goals trajectory.
- Round
- Regular Season - 2
- Referee
- R. Jabarov
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Recent form
Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -1 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Turan or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
Turan host Şamaxı FK in the Premyer Liqa following an opening-round 1-0 home victory over Qabala. The hosts sit fifth in the standings with three points, having maintained a clean sheet in their sole league fixture of the season.
Şamaxı FK enter the contest looking to rebound from a 3-1 away defeat against Qarabag on matchday one, leaving them in ninth position with zero points and a goal difference of -2. Across their last five fixtures in all competitions, Şamaxı FK have suffered four defeats.
Historical head-to-head records favor Turan, who have registered five wins and four draws across the ten meetings sampled, losing just once. On home soil, Turan remain undefeated in head-to-head fixtures against Şamaxı FK, collecting two wins and two draws across four matches.
Key factors
- Turan are undefeated at home in head-to-head fixtures against Şamaxı FK (2 wins, 2 draws in 4 matches).
- Şamaxı FK have lost four of their last five competitive matches, conceding 14 goals across that sequence.
- Turan opened their campaign with a 1-0 win and clean sheet against Qabala.
- Head-to-head encounters average 2.4 goals per match, with 60% finishing under 2.5 goals across 10 meetings.
Statistical comparison
Combined scoring rate: 2.2 goals per game (Turan at home plus Şamaxı FK away).
Table context
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabah FAPromotion - Champions League (Qualification) | 7 | +17 | 19 |
| 2 | Neftchi BakuPromotion - Conference League (Qualification) | 8 | +13 | 17 |
| 3 | QarabagPromotion - Conference League (Qualification) | 7 | +7 | 17 |
| 4 | Turan | 8 | +2 | 14 |
| 5 | Şamaxı FK | 8 | +3 | 13 |
| 6 | Zira | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Kapaz | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Sumqayıt | 7 | 0 | 8 |
Head-to-head
- 4
- Turan
- 5
- Draws
- 1
- Şamaxı FK
Turan have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.3 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.
- 2026-08-23Turan0-0Şamaxı FK
- 2026-05-16Şamaxı FK3-2Turan
- 2026-02-16Şamaxı FK0-0Turan
- 2025-11-02Turan2-1Şamaxı FK
- 2025-04-25Turan1-1Şamaxı FK
Our record in Premyer Liqa
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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.

