BAKU (Interstat) — Neftchi Baku and Sabah Baku played to a scoreless draw Friday at Neftçi Arena, a result that kept both Baku clubs without a win or a loss in the competition and across all competitions this season. Neither side found the net, and the match remained level through the final whistle. The home team and the visiting team each took one draw from the fixture, leaving their records at 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the competition and 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw overall. The game lacked a breakthrough but not discipline or changes, as the teams combined for five yellow cards and eight substitution entries across a tightly contested encounter.

Neftchi Baku, playing at home, could not convert its attacking play into a goal. Sabah Baku, the visiting side, also struggled to produce a finishing touch. The scoreless result meant both defenses and goalkeeping units completed the match without conceding. With no goals recorded, the most consequential moments came from the officiating and the benches, as cautions and substitutions shaped the flow of the second half. The match remained scoreless from kickoff to the final minute, and neither team secured the extra edge that would have decided the contest.

The first yellow card arrived in the 44th minute, when Du Queiroz of Sabah Baku was booked. That caution gave the visitors an early disciplinary concern before halftime. Neftchi Baku and Sabah Baku returned for the second half with the match still level, and the game remained without a goal. The booking was the only caution of the first half and set a physical tone for the remaining play. The opening 45 minutes ended with neither team ahead and only one player in the referee’s book.

Sabah Baku made its first changes in the 62nd minute, with Du Queiroz, Khaybulaev A. and Carlos Eduardo all listed in the substitution sequence. The triple change marked a clear attempt to alter the match as the second half progressed. Neftchi Baku responded with changes of its own in the 65th minute, bringing Akinyemi A. and Skribek A. into the substitution sequence. The moves came with the score still level and the game still searching for a decisive moment. Neither set of changes immediately produced a goal, and the match remained tied.

The caution count grew in the 76th minute, when Sacko F. of Neftchi Baku and Simic V. of Sabah Baku were both booked. The simultaneous yellow cards reflected the increasing intensity of the closing stages. One minute later, Neftchi Baku made another set of changes in the 77th minute, with Gustavo Klismahn and Breno Almeida listed in the substitution sequence. Sabah Baku then made a change in the 82nd minute involving Simic V., after his booking earlier in the second half. The substitutions continued to reshape both sides as the final 10 minutes approached.

Neftchi Baku’s Tupta L. was booked in the 89th minute as the match moved toward its final stages. Sabah Baku received another yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time, adding to the visitors’ disciplinary total. The final minutes produced no goals, and the scoreless draw was confirmed. For Neftchi Baku, the result preserved an unbeaten start in the competition. For Sabah Baku, the result also kept the club without a loss in the competition. Both teams finished the afternoon level in the standings.

The records after the match remained identical for the two Baku clubs. Sabah Baku’s season record in the competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Neftchi Baku’s season record in the competition is also 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Sabah Baku’s record is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Neftchi Baku’s record across all competitions is likewise 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. The shared result left both sides level in the early standings and still in search of a first victory. The clubs will carry the same unbeaten but winless mark into their next fixtures.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Neftchi Baku 1, Sabah Baku 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Neftchi Baku with a 51.4 percent probability to win.