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Neftchi Baku — Araz: 5:0, Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League
Neftchi Baku W16 Aug · Away Sumqayıt · 3:1W23 Aug · Home Araz · 5:0L30 Aug · Away Zira · 0:1W5 Sep · Home Safa Baku · 4:1W11 Sep · Away Mil-Muğan · 3:2W18 Sep · Away Qabala · 3:0
5:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Araz W23 May · Home Zira · 3:2D15 Aug · Home Mil-Muğan · 0:0L23 Aug · Away Neftchi Baku · 0:5L31 Aug · Home Sabah FA · 0:1L6 Sep · Away Qarabağ FK · 2:3D13 Sep · Home Turan Tovuz · 2:2
Venue: Neftçi Arena City: Baku

In the Azerbaijan Premier League game on 23 August 2026, Neftchi Baku beat Araz 5:0. Match numbers: shots on target 11:5, corners 4:5.

Match report

Neftchi Baku secured a comfortable 5:0 victory over Aras in the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Premier League. To be fair, the hosts controlled the tempo from the opening whistle. The result leaves them in 2nd place with 6 points.

Breno Almeida opened the scoring in the 14th minute and added a second 3 minutes later. F. Sacko and Igor Ribeiro extended the lead before the break. A. Gravillon ended a barren spell late on, netting twice in the 90th and 90+1 minutes.

M. Kane was cautioned in the 4th minute. The manager turned to the kids at half-time, bringing on A. Sudi and Bruno Franco. Further changes saw I. Mathew, E. Safarov and C. Nuriyev arrive.

Aras held 51 per cent possession, but Neftchi were far more clinical. And here's the thing, the hosts recorded 11 shots on target against 5 for the visitors. Attacks were similar, with Aras edging the total 78 to 67. Both teams picked up 2 yellow cards each.

Neftchi sit 2nd in the table with 6 points from 3 games. By then, Aras were 11th with only 1 point after 3 matches. This result widens the gap between the two sides.

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Match highlights Neftchi Baku — Araz AzPFL

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51
Shots on target 11 – 5
Shots off target 4 – 3
Attacks 67 – 78

Match events

  1. 4' Araz Yellow card M. Kane
  2. 14' Neftchi Baku Goal Breno Almeida
  3. 17' Neftchi Baku Goal Breno Almeida
  4. 35' Neftchi Baku Goal F. Sacko
  5. 41' Neftchi Baku Goal Igor Ribeiro
  6. 46' Araz Substitution A. Sudi off: U. Isgandarov
  7. 46' Araz Substitution M. Kane off: A. Fernandez
  8. 46' Araz Substitution Bruno Franco off: B. Letic
  9. 57' Neftchi Baku Substitution F. Vargas off: A. Skribek
  10. 57' Neftchi Baku Substitution E. Mahmudov off: Gustavo Klismahn
  11. 76' Neftchi Baku Substitution I. Mathew off: A. Gravillon
  12. 76' Neftchi Baku Substitution E. Safarov off: D. Savic
  13. 77' Araz Substitution C. Nuriyev off: C. Boli
  14. 85' Neftchi Baku Substitution Breno Almeida off: A. Shirinov
  15. 86' Neftchi Baku Yellow card A. Skribek
  16. 86' Neftchi Baku Yellow card A. Gravillon
  17. 90' Neftchi Baku Goal A. Gravillon
  18. 90+1' Neftchi Baku Goal A. Gravillon
  19. 90+3' Araz Yellow card U. Isgandarov

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51
11 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 3
67 Attacks 78
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
9 Goal kicks 5

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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W16 Aug · Away Sumqayıt · 3:1W23 Aug · Home Araz · 5:0L30 Aug · Away Zira · 0:1W5 Sep · Home Safa Baku · 4:1W11 Sep · Away Mil-Muğan · 3:2W18 Sep · Away Qabala · 3:0

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