Azerbaijan vs 01.10.26 16:000 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Azerbaijan held goalless by Liechtenstein in Nations League stalemate
Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein played out a goalless draw at Tofiq Bəhramov in League D of the UEFA Nations League, a result that left the scoreline blank at both the interval and full time despite a one-sided contest in terms of territory and chances.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The home side dominated possession throughout, controlling 74 per cent of the ball and peppering the Liechtenstein goal with 25 shots to just 4, five of them on target compared to none for the visitors. Yet Azerbaijan could not find the breakthrough, with Liechtenstein's defence, committing 16 fouls to the hosts' 7, standing firm to preserve a point.
Discipline was tested on both sides, with Azerbaijan shown two yellow cards and Liechtenstein three, though no player was sent off. For Liechtenstein, arriving on the back of five straight defeats, the point represented a rare moment of resistance away from the trends of recent form.
Benjamin Büchel was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a 7.83 rating despite neither scoring nor assisting, reflecting his part in Liechtenstein's defensive effort. Mahir Emreli and Elvin Bədəlov both impressed for Azerbaijan without being able to convert their side's territorial advantage into goals.
Azerbaijan's 25 shots to Liechtenstein's 4 underlined the gulf in attacking threat despite the scoreless outcome.
Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Azerbaijan met Liechtenstein in the UEFA Nations League (League D - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 1 October 2026, 16:00 UTC at Tofiq Bəhramov. Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca.
Team pages: Azerbaijan · Liechtenstein · UEFA Nations League
Starting line-ups
Azerbaijan (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Emil Balayev
- 7 Toral Bayramov
- 5 Anton Kryvotsiuk
- 14 Elvin Bədəlov
- 19 Tellur Mütəllimov
- 8 Emin Mahmudov (c)
- 6 Abdulla Xaybulayev
- 17 Vüsal İsgəndərli
- 21 Rahim Sadıxov
- 10 Mahir Emreli
- 9 Musa Qurbanlı
Liechtenstein (5-3-2)
- 1 Benjamin Büchel
- 3 Maximilian Göppel
- 23 Jens Hofer
- 4 Lars Traber
- 5 Jonas Weissenhofer
- 18 Nicolas Hasler (c)
- 20 Alessio Hasler
- 10 Marcel Büchel
- 8 Aron Sele
- 11 Alessandro Lo Russo
- 13 Kenny Kindle
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Azerbaijan 86%, the draw 8%, Liechtenstein 6%. It finished Azerbaijan 0–0 Liechtenstein.
Azerbaijan's rating gap decides it — Azerbaijan are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Azerbaijan's 86%. The draw at 8% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Azerbaijan at 86%?
Azerbaijan sit 506 points higher on our strength rating — 1441 to 934. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.0% of 5,563 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 88–6–6.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 86% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 8% and Liechtenstein at 6%.
Why is the draw only 8%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 8.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,776.
What did we measure but not count?
Azerbaijan have averaged 9 percentage points more possession than Liechtenstein in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Azerbaijan (7 fully-tracked matches with us) and Liechtenstein (9) carry strength ratings anchored to the official international ratings list, so the class read stands on far more than our own short records. National sides play too few games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from the published international ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Azerbaijan vs Liechtenstein final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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