Gabala are going to face Sumgayit in the 21st tour of the Azerbaijan Premier League this Monday. The last tour of the third round brings the opponent side to Gabala for the 23rd tie of the side. The pair have met only in the domestic topflight so far.

Pre-Match Facts:

- The first tie goes back to seven years ago and Gabala are sitting ahead with fifteen victories following five draws and two losses. The red-black team scored in the all matches.

- Gabala’s lead is evident also with the aggregate goals of 40:16.

- Gabala both losses were in away experiences.

- Roman Grigorchuk’s team took eleven home matches and ended only one in a draw with 23:5 goal difference.

Gabala’s all forty goals were scored by 25 footballers. Victor Mendy scored seven that is more than any other red-black players. He is followed by Oleksiy Gai and Dodo (both with 3), as well as Javid Huseynov and Lorenzo Ebesilio (both with 2). There is also one own goal by Sumgayit’s Jamil Hajiyev.

Gabala vs. Sumgayit: All Ties

Season: 2011/12
14.08.2011. Premier League. Sumgayit Shahar - Gabala - 1:2
Orkhan Aliyev, 90+3 - Dodo, 5, Daniel Lopes Cruz, 41

04.12.2011. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit Shahar - 3:1
Serj Jehua, 37, Dodo, 70, Victor Mendy, 86 - Samir Abasov, 39

Season 2012/13
26.08.2012. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 4:1
Bruno da Silva, 33, Umar Kalabane, 53, 71, Rashad Abdullayev, 55 - Ruslan Gurbanov, 18

08.12.2012. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 0:1
Victor Mendy, 39

Season 2013/14
19.08.2013. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 2:1
Vugar Asgarov,4, Ruslan Gurbanov, 62-p. - Yannick Kamanan, 12

25.10.2013. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 2:0
Daniel Subotic, 24, Dodo, 63

02.02.2014. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 0:3
Victor Mendy, 3, Lorenzo Ebesilio, 55, Leonardo da Silva, 57

17.05.2014. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 3:1
Victor Mendy, 39, Lorenzo Ebesilio, 86, Abdulvahid Afolabi, 90+2 - Mahammad Gurbanov, 7

Season 2014/15
24.10.2014. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 3:1
Javid Huseynov, 77, Pavol Farkash, 88, Ekigho Ehiosun, 90+2 - Ramazan Abbasov, 40

18.12.2014. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 1:1
Mahammad Gurbanov, 67 - Javid Huseynov, 86 (p.)

08.03.2015. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 2:0
Victor Mendy, 23, 34

08.05.2015. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 0:2
Oleksiy Gai, 39, Victor Mendy, 41

Season 2015/16
21.09.2015. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 1:0
Oleksiy Gai, 90+2 (p.)

21.11.2015. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 2:2
Ughur Pamuk, 29, Aghabala Ramazanov, 69 -Jamil Hajiyev, 40 (o.g), Samir Zargarov, 71

14.02.2016. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 1:0
Ermin Zec, 69

09.04.2016. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 1:1
Oleksiy Gai, 65 -  Pardis Farcad-Azad, 85 (p.)

Season 2016/17
22.09.2016. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 2:0
Bagaliy Dabo, 85; 90

25.10.2016. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 2:2
Yusif Nabiyev, 47; Amil Yunanov, 90+4 (p.)  -  Rashad Eyubov, 64; Filip Ozobic, 73

28.01.2017. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 1:1
Vitaliy Vernydub, 58  -  Mahammad Gurbanov, 53 

29.04.2017. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 2:1
Amil Yunanov, 27; Mirabdulla Abbasov, 29  -  Asif Mammadov, 40

Season 2017/18
20.08.2017. Premier League. Gabala - Sumgayit - 1:0
Tellur Mutallimov, 40

14.10.2017. Premier League. Sumgayit - Gabala - 0:1
Famoussa Kone, 29