Zire started the European Cup season with an away victory.
Idman.biz reports, Baku club, which scored an unanswered goal from the goal of Sheriff in Moldova, started a two-match duel with this result for the first time in its history.
This is the 9th time such an incident has occurred in Azerbaijani football. Until now, 8 times Azerbaijani representatives were happy with the score of 1:0 in the first meeting of the duel on the opponent's field.
The first in Finland
Qarabag was Azerbaijani first club that won the first match away by one goal. The representative of Agdam returned from Finland in 2009 with joy. Gurban Gurbanov's team managed to defeat Honka in Baku.
Sadigov's experiences in Qarabag.
In general, Qarabag defeated the home team 1:0 in the first match of the pair more than anyone - 6 times. Zire head coach Rashad Sadigov witnessed all these victories of the Aghdam club, which he protected for many years. The team with Sadigov as a member eliminated all their rivals from the competition in Baku. Two of them took place in the Champions League and four in the Europa League. Qarabag defeated 5 out of six opponents in Baku. Although only Olympia left Azerbaijan undefeated, the victory in the first match was enough for our champion.
5 years later
But for a long time, Azerbaijani clubs did not get such a result in the first match. The last team to do this was Neftchi. Five years ago, the Baku team beat Arsenal in Russia. In the capital, the guests were crushed by three unanswered goals. 5 years later, Zire was happy with a 1:0 away victory.
Three smashes
In general, three times Azerbaijani teams defeated their opponents at home after 1:0 on the road. Qarabag achieved this for the first time. Gurban Gurbanov's team hosted Malta Valletta in the Champions League with 4 goals. Young Boys also "ate three slaps" from Agdam people. The last defeat was the defeat of Neftchi by Arsenal.
The only exception
Inter is the only Azerbaijani club that won by one ball in the opponent's field, but could not pass the stage. The current Shamakhi did not beat Elfsborg in Sweden. Azerbaijani representative, who lost by the same score in Baku, was upset in the penalty shootout.
87.5 percent for Zire
As it can be seen, the Azerbaijani club passed the stage in 7 of the previous 8 such events. This means 87.5 percent. The success of Sheriff as Elfsborg is equal to 12.5 percent. In short, Rashad Sadigov's students have 7 times more chances to pass the stage. If we look at the results of the return matches in the previous 8 such events, 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat were recorded. That is, Zire has a 75 percent chance of passing through the stage with a win, and a 12.5 percent chance of winning the round with a draw.
The return matches of the Azerbaijani clubs who were happy with 1:0 on the trip:
2009/10 season
European League
Qarabag - Honka - 2:1
2010/11 season
European League
Qarabag - Visla - 3:2
2013/14 season
European League
Qarabag - Metalurg - 1:0
2014/15 season
Champions League
Qarabag - Valletta - 4:0
European League
Inter - Elfsborg - 0:1, p. 3:4
2015/16 season
European League
Qarabag - Young Boys - 3:0
2018/19 season
Champions League
Qarabag - Olympia - 0:0
2019/20 season
European League
Neftchi - Arsenal - 3:0
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
