BAKı, Azerbaijan (April 11, 2026) (Interstat) — Neftçi PFK opened its Premyer Liqa campaign with a 2-1 victory over Araz-Naxçıvan PFK on Saturday at Palms Sports Arena. The home side overcame an early deficit to secure the win. Araz-Naxçıvan’s Imad Faraj opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Neftçi responded after halftime, with Breno Almeida equalizing in the 57th minute. Slavik Alxasov completed the comeback with the decisive goal just nine minutes later. The result defied pre-match projections, as Interstat’s game simulator had forecast a 3-1 Neftçi win, and its ELO system gave the hosts a 72.5% probability of victory. With the win, Neftçi begins the season 1-0, while Araz-Naxçıvan starts 0-1.