FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Wales 2–0 Azerbaijan

Wednesday 12 Oct 2005 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales2–0Azerbaijan

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Giggs Giggs

3′1–0Ryan Giggs Wales
51′2–0Ryan Giggs Wales

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Wales

Came on

21Sam RickettDF↑54′
7Andrew CroftsMF↑69′
12David CotterillFW↑73′

Azerbaijan

Came on

R PoladovMF↑69′
Elmar BahshievMF↑80′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales: 1588 → 1596
Azerbaijan: 1368 → 1360

Expected score for Wales: 86.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 8, 2002–2019.

Wales wins: 7
Draws: 1
Azerbaijan wins: 0

Form either side

Wales

Before

0–1 v Austria 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Slovenia 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v England 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Poland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–2 v Northern Ireland 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–1 v Cyprus 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v Paraguay 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 27 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Bulgaria 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Czech Republic 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Azerbaijan

Before

1–2 v Iran 29 May 2005 · Friendly
0–3 v Poland 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Albania 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–2 v Northern Ireland 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Austria 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–0 v Ukraine 28 Feb 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Turkey 12 Apr 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Moldova 18 May 2006 · Friendly
0–6 v Ukraine 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

Wales

0–2 v Austria 26 Mar 2005
0–1 v Austria 30 Mar 2005
0–1 v England 3 Sep 2005
0–1 v Poland 7 Sep 2005
3–2 v Northern Ireland 8 Oct 2005
2–0 v Azerbaijan 12 Oct 2005

Azerbaijan

0–8 v Poland 26 Mar 2005
0–2 v England 30 Mar 2005
0–3 v Poland 4 Jun 2005
0–2 v Northern Ireland 3 Sep 2005
0–0 v Austria 7 Sep 2005
0–2 v Wales 12 Oct 2005

Every Wales v Azerbaijan match8

From Wales's side.


16 Nov 2019	Azerbaijan	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
6 Sep 2019	Azerbaijan	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2019	—
6 Jun 2009	Azerbaijan	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
6 Sep 2008	Azerbaijan	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
12 Oct 2005	Azerbaijan	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
4 Sep 2004	Azerbaijan	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
29 Mar 2003	Azerbaijan	4–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
20 Nov 2002	Azerbaijan	2–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN