Gabala are ending preparations to the round of 8 cup match against Simurg to be held Wednesday in Gabala. Roman Grigorchuk”s squad are not in their full staff as Javid Huseynov trained in an individual program as injured Ruslan Amirjanov was unable to join the team. The game will take kick-off at 19:00 AZT and be aired by Idman Azerbaijan TV.

The tie will be registered 30th and their first-ever match dates back to the 2005/2006 season. Gabala are having the lead by 12 victories that is 2 more than Simurg, also sharing 7 draws. Gabala”s better run is evident also with 32 aggregate goals as the other side could score 27. The sides faced in cup only with one game, round of 16 in 2007/2008, when they both won home events and Gabala went ahead by an away goal.