

The Azerbaijan: Birinci Dasta match between Şimal and MOIK on May 6, 2026, is finely balanced, with the teams separated by just a few percentage points. Şimal's recent form has seen them on a 2-game winning run, but MOIK comes into this match having won their previous game. Şimal has a 28% chance of winning at home, while MOIK has a 41% chance of winning away.
The most likely match result is an away win for MOIK, with an expected total of 2.3 goals. The most likely score is 1-1, with a 14.4% probability. Şimal has scored an average of 0.4 goals at home against stronger opponents and conceded an average of 1 goal, while MOIK has scored 1.25 goals away against weaker opponents and conceded an average of 1.38 goals.
The model's selection is the away win for MOIK. The model also suggests an Under 3.5 goal selection with an 80.1% probability. Other suggested picks include a home win for Şimal with a 28% probability, a draw with a 31% probability, and an Under 3.5 goal selection with an 80.1% probability. The home win percentage is 28%, the draw percentage is 31%, and the away win percentage is 41%.
The draw between Šimal and MOIK extends Šimal's run of two wins in a row, but it was MOIK who came from behind to take the lead, only for Šimal to equalize and secure a 1-1 final score. This result was a major upset, as MOIK were the pre-match favourite, with a 41% chance of winning, according to the Pythia prediction model. However, the model's call was incorrect, as MOIK did not come through. The model's selection, an away win, MISSED. The model's selection for Under 3.5 goals HIT, with an 80.1% probability.
Şimal| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 0.79 | 2.38 | 0.50 | 1.75 | 1.08 | 3.00 |
| vs Stronger (11) | 0.45 | 1.64 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 2.17 |
| vs Similar (2) | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| vs Weaker (11) | 1.09 | 2.91 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 4.00 |
| Clean sheet % | 17% (-14pp vs league) | |||||
MOIK| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 1.56 |
| vs Stronger (3) | 0.33 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 3.50 |
| vs Similar (10) | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.17 |
| vs Weaker (17) | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.38 |
| Clean sheet % | 17% (-14pp vs league) | |||||
| MOIK goals → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | 11% | 12% | 8.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| 1 | 9.0% | 14% | 8.3% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| 2 | 5.3% | 6.7% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| 3 | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 4 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Pick | Probability | Avg odds | Best 1 | Best 2 | Best 3 | Best 4 | Best 5 | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3.5 | 80.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/25 | A | 2-0 | |
| 19/09/25 | H | 1-1 |
Şimal| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/26 | A | 0-0 | |
| 23/04/26 | H | 1-0 | |
| 16/04/26 | A | 4-0 | |
| 09/04/26 | H | 0-3 | |
| 03/04/26 | A | 1-0 | |
| 19/03/26 | H | 0-0 | |
| 11/03/26 | H | 0-2 | |
| 05/03/26 | A | 3-4 | |
| 24/02/26 | H | 3-2 | |
| 19/02/26 | H | 0-1 |
MOIK| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/26 | H | 0-1 | |
| 22/04/26 | A | 3-0 | |
| 15/04/26 | H | 2-1 | |
| 08/04/26 | A | 3-1 | |
| 02/04/26 | H | 2-1 | |
| 18/03/26 | A | 2-2 | |
| 12/03/26 | A | 1-1 | |
| 06/03/26 | H | 2-1 | |
| 25/02/26 | A | 2-0 | |
| 18/02/26 | H | 1-0 |
| Record | Goals | Props / game | Squad value €m | Strengths | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | MP | Pts | Win% | PPG | GF | GA | GD | G/G | O1.5 | O2.5 | O3.5 | Cor | Cor O% | Crd | Crd O% | Fls | Fls O% | Tot | Att | Mid | Def | Att/g | Def/g | Poss% |
| 1 | Safa Baku | 27 | 57 | 59% | 2.1 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 2.7 | 74% | 48% | 26% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | - |
| 2 | Mingəçevir | 27 | 51 | 56% | 1.9 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 3.0 | 85% | 56% | 33% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - |
| 3 | Səbail | 27 | 50 | 52% | 1.9 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 2.5 | 59% | 48% | 33% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | - |
| 4 | Baku Sportinq | 27 | 49 | 48% | 1.8 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 2.3 | 70% | 44% | 22% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | - |
| 5 | Şahdağ | 27 | 43 | 44% | 1.6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 2.3 | 63% | 41% | 22% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | - |
| 6 | MOIK | 27 | 33 | 33% | 1.2 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 2.7 | 81% | 56% | 30% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | - |
| 7 | Zaqatala | 27 | 28 | 30% | 1.0 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 2.6 | 59% | 52% | 26% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | - |
| 8 | Cəbrayıl | 27 | 24 | 26% | 0.9 | 40 | 56 | -16 | 3.6 | 81% | 67% | 52% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | - |
| 9 | Şimal | 28 | 23 | 21% | 0.8 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 3.1 | 71% | 54% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | - |
| 10 | Difai Ağsu | 27 | 18 | 15% | 0.7 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 3.3 | 89% | 70% | 37% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | - |
| 11 | Qaradağ Lökbatan | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3.0 | 100% | 100% | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - |