Gabal are going to play against Qarabagh in the last tie of the season’s Azerbaijan Cup tomorrow in Nakhchivan. The game is expected to be a warm clash as Roman Grigorchuk’s red-black team ended the domestic league as runners-up and Qarabagh gained the top place.


Pre-Match Facts:
- It is going to be Gabala’s 12th cup final after their cup debut in 2005. They stopped just one behind the cup durng the 2013/14 season when Gabala lost to Neftchi, May 22, 2014, with penalty shootout (3:2) after 1:1.

- This will be the 53rd experience of Gabala in the cup ever after 26 victories and 17 draws following nine losses.

- Gabala scored 84 and conceded 43. Kanan Karimov is Gabala’s top scorer with seven goals. And Samir Zargarov came on more matches than any other Gabala footballers with eighteen games.

- Gabala met Qarabagh 42 times and are staying unbeaten for the opponent side in the cup championship although the balance of the all ties, both in cup and league, tends to the rival team side. Gabala won ten ties following sixteen draws and sixteen losses. The team from Aghdam go ahead also with goal difference – 50:39.

- All the 52 ties of the pair include six cup matches where Gabala are staying unbeaten with one win and five draws. The red-black side are having the minimal lead on the goal difference.

- The sides met in the final of three seasons on the trot. Gabala lost the championship in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons as they ended both home games with a scoring draw. While Qarabagh didn’t allow any goal at home, their away goals put them ahead to the semifinal.
 
- Gabala shared goalless home draw with Qarabagh and won outing game in the 2013/14 season.

- The match in Nakhchivan appears to be the first tie of the sides in a neutral field. Both teams hosted 21 matches by now.

Gabala’s top scorer of all vents against Qarabagh is Dodo with five goals being followed by Victor Mendy (with 4), Sergei Zenjov and Filip Ozobic (with 3), Kanan Karimov, Igor Melnik and Samir Zargarov (all with one).

Qarabagh vs. Gabala: All Ties:

2006/07. Premier League
20.08.2006. Gilan (Gabala) - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 0:2
Kanan Karimov, 29, Vasif Hagverdiyev, 88

2006/07. Premier League
22.02.2007. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gilan (Gabala) - 3:2
Vagif Javadov, 20, Kanan Karimov, 24, Aslan Karimov, 60 – Vasif Aliyev, 76, Samir Zargarov, 81

2007/08. Premier League 
06.10.2007. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:2
Bokungu Fiston, 61 - Aslan Karimov, 13, Goga Beraya, 52

2007/08. Premier League
13.04.2008. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 2:1
Kanan Karimov, 8, Aslan Karimov, 56 - Vladimir Taranu, 80

2008/09. Premier League
20.09.2008. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:2 
Kanan Karimov, 78 - Emin İmamaliyev, 31, Vagif Javadov, 85

2008/09. Premier League
15.03.2009. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:0

2009/10. Premier League
23.09.2009. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:0

2009/10. Premier League
06.12.2009. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:1
Tomas Stolpa, 52 (p.) - Rasad Sadigov, 78

2009/10. Premier League
21.03.2010. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 3:1
Paulino Lopes Tavares, 49; Igor Melnik, 73; 84 - Georgi Adamia, 43

2009/10. Premier League
24.04.2010. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:1
Rauf Aliyev, 10 - Kanan Karimov, 18 (p.)

2010/11. Premier League
25.09.2010. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:1
Deon Burton, 57; Branimir Subasic, 72 - Emin Imamaliyev, 83

2010/11. Premier League
13.02.2011. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 3:0
Rauf Aliyev, 15; Georgi Adamiya, 63; Afran Ismayilov, 75

2011/12. Premier League
27.08.2011. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:1
Victor Mendy, 37

2011/12. Premier League
21.12.2011. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 0:0

2011/12. Azerbaijan Cup
14.03.2012. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:2
Viktor Mendi, 41; Dodo, 65 - Rauf Aliyev, 46; Muarem Muarem, 90

2011/12. Premier League
18.03.2012. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:1
Ilgar Gurbanov, 90+1 - Victor Mendy, 16

2011/12. Azerbaijan Cup
28.03.2012. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:0

2011/12. Premier League
14.04.2012. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:0
Yannick Kamanan, 70

2012/13. Premier League
31.10.2012. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:2
Muarem Muarem, 59 - Rashad Abdullayev, 32; Dodo, 34

2012/13. Premier League
10.02.2013. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:1
Luka Zinko, 41 - Richard Almeida, 55 (p.)

2012/13. Azerbaijan Cup
27.02.2013. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:1
Dodo, 33 - Vugar Nadirov, 56

2012/13. Azerbaijan Cup
07.03.2013. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:0

2012/13. Premier League
30.03.2013. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:0
Ricard Almeyda, 39

2012/13. Premier League
28.04.2013. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 0:2
Reynaldo Silva, 69; 77

2013/14. Premier League
25.08.2013. Gabala – Garabagh (Aghdam) - 0:1
Vugar Nadirov, 16

2013/14. Premier League 
03.11.2013. Garabagh – Gabala - 4:3
Nikolos Gelasvili, 26, 50, Vugar Nadirov, 37, Cumbinyo, 65 - Lorenso Ebesilio, 71, Leonardo da Silva, 77, Dodo, 85

2013/14. Premier League 
08.02.2014. Gabala – Garabagh - 0:1
Reynaldo Silva, 74

2013/14. Azerbaijan Cup
13.03.2014. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 0:0

2013/14. Azerbaijan Cup
19.03.2014. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:2
Reynaldo Silva, 60 - Daniel Subotic, 45+1; Viktor Mendi, 81

2013/14. Premier League 
30.03.2014. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 3:0
Marinaldo Silva, 48, Reynaldo Silva, 65, 87

2014/15. Premier League
17.10.2014. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 2:0
Vugar Nadirov, 45+2, Reynaldo Silva, 89 (p.)

2014/15. Premier League 
14.12.2014. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:1
Bakhtiyar Soltanov, 46, Dodo, 60 - Namig Alasgarov, 23

2014/15. Premier League 
28.02.2015. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 0:1
Namig Alasgarov, 45 (own goal)

2014/15. Premier League 
02.05.2015. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:1
Reynaldo Silva, 55 - Javid Huseynov, 90 (p.)

2015/16. Premier League 
10.08.2015. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:2
Sergey Zenyov, 32, Samir Zargarov, 87 - Richard Almeida, 62 (p.), 83

2015/16. Premier League
19.12.2015. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 1:1
Afran Ismayilov, 79 - Ermin Zec, 4

2015/16. Premier League
19.03.2016. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 1:2
Sergei Zenjov, 17 - Migel Madera, 9, Mahir Madatov, 72

2015/16. Premier League 
11.05.2016. Garabagh (Aghdam) - Gabala - 2:0
Dani Kintana, 17, 32

2016/17. Premier League 
02.10.2016. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:0
Filip Ozobic, 11; Bagaliy Dabo, 14

2016/17. Premier League
29.11.2016. Garabagh (Aghdam) – Gabala - 2:1
Richard Almeida, 87 (p.); Dino Ndlovu, 90+4 - Filip Ozobic, 64

2016/17. Premier League
19.02.2017. Gabala - Garabagh (Aghdam) - 2:0
Sergei Zenjov, 30; Filip Ozobic, 68

2016/17. Premier League
09.04.2017. Garabagh (Aghdam) – Gabala - 0:0