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Azerbaijan vs Lithuania

Europa League
Azerbaijan
1-2-0
1-0
Final
Lithuania
1-1-1
Neftçi Arena

Match pulse

AZEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLTU
38%Possession62%
13Shots13
7On target3
2Corners5
3Saves6
14Fouls9
33'Abdulakh KhaybulaevAZE43'Modestas VorobjovasLTU54'Artur DolznikovLTU57'Vusal IsgandarliAZE90'+2'Elvin BadalovAZE90'+7'Eligijus JankauskasLTU90'+7'Armandas KucysLTU
Team1H2HT
AZE101
LTU000

Who won: Azerbaijan 1-0

Azerbaijan beat Lithuania 1-0 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Neftçi Arena. Goals for Azerbaijan: Abdulakh Khaybulaev (25').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.1Emil BalayevG
  2. 27.2Tomas SvedkauskasG
  3. 37.1Toral BayramovCF-R
  4. 46.9Abdulakh KhaybulaevCM-R
  5. 56.7Badavi HüseynovCD
  6. 66.7Rahman DashdamirovCD-L
  7. 76.7Mahir EmreliF
  8. 86.7Oruc MammadovCF-L
  9. 96.6Rahil MammadovCD-R
  10. 106.3Rüfat AbbasovLM
  11. 116.3Tellur MutallimovRM
  12. 126.2Aleksey IsayevCM-L

Team stats

AZELTU
14Fouls9
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
1Offsides1
2Corner Kicks5
3Saves6
38.1Possession61.9
13SHOTS13
7ON GOAL3
0.5On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
222Accurate Passes407
326Passes518
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses5
13Crosses36
0.3Cross %0.1
71Long Balls59
19Accurate Long Balls35
0.3Long Balls %0.6
2Blocked Shots6
17Effective Tackles11
26Tackles18
0.7Tackle %0.6
15Interceptions14
41Effective Clearances18
41Clearances18

Player of the game

Emil Balayev

AZE · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.1

Deserved to win

39%
AZE · 1.48 xG
27%
Draw
34%
LTU · 1.38 xG

Azerbaijan created better chances: they win this game 39% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Azerbaijan 1, Lithuania 0.
  2. 90'+7'

    Red card

    Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) is shown the red card.

    A. Kucys

  3. Second Half ends, Azerbaijan 1, Lithuania 0.
  4. 90'+7'

    Yellow card

    Eligijus Jankauskas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card.

    E. Jankauskas

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Ignas Venckus (Lithuania).

  6. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Emil Balayev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Elvin Badalov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    E. Badalov

  8. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  9. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Elvin Badalov (Azerbaijan).

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  11. 89'LTU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Elvin Badalov.

  12. 89'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Renat Dadashov (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomas Svedkauskas (Lithuania). Assisted by Ceyhun Nuriyev.

  13. 88'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Eligijus Jankauskas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

  14. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Mütallimov

    Substitution, Azerbaijan. Elvin Badalov replaces Tellur Mütallimov.

    E. Badalov

  15. 87'LTU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Emil Balayev.

  16. 87'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emil Balayev (Azerbaijan). Assisted by Justas Lasickas.

    A. Kucys

  17. 84'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignas Venckus.

  18. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Lekiatas

    Substitution, Lithuania. Ignas Venckus replaces Rokas Lekiatas.

    I. Venckus

  19. 81'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Artur Dolznikov with a cross following a set piece situation.

    A. Kucys

  20. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Isayev

    Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ceyhun Nuriyev replaces Aleksey Isayev.

    C. Nuriyev

  21. 79'

    Free kick won

    Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. 79'AZE

    Foul

    Foul by Vüsal Isgandarli (Azerbaijan).

  23. 78'LTU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Rahil Mammadov.

  24. 76'AZE

    Offside

    Offside, Azerbaijan. Renat Dadashov is caught offside.

  25. 75'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tomas Svedkauskas (Lithuania). Assisted by Aleksey Isayev.

    M. Emreli

Leaders

AZELTU
Total Shots
Mahir Emreli
3
Gvidas Gineitis
2
Accurate Passes
Aleksey Isayev
29
Vilius Armalas
55
Defensive Interventions
Rahil Mammadov
19
Vilius Armalas
12
Saves
Emil Balayev
3
Tomas Svedkauskas
6

Season seriesLTU leads series 1-0-2