It's a new First Division campaign and Ekibastuz are eager to get started here at Zhuldyz Stadion. Aktobe are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Aktobe have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ekibastuz form and stats
There will be little rest for Ekibastuz after this match as they are travelling to Altay for a First Division game in only three days.
Last season, Ekibastuz's league statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 7 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the First Division. Over these nine matches they scored 6 goals and conceded 13. Playing at home last season Ekibastuz managed 0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 1 goal and 5 conceded.
Aktobe form and stats
A new game in only three days for Aktobe, the First Division home match versus Arys. Busy days.
Let's have a look at how Aktobe performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 6 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 75 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 12/43 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Aktobe - Ekibastuz 4-1. Ekibastuz-Aktobe H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Ekibastuz one win, Aktobe six wins, zero draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Ekibastuz missing players
Aktobe missing players
| Ekibastuz | Aktobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 89% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 78% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 78% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | 39 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 26 | 49 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 41% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 54% |
- Aktobe have not yet lost a game.
- Aktobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aktobe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Aktobe have scored more than double the goals of Ekibastuz.
- Ekibastuz have yet to win a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akademiya Ontustik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aktobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Akzhayik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Altay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Astana II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Atyrau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Baykonur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bulat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ekibastuz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kyran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Maqtaaral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sdyushor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sport Academy Kairat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Zhetysu II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Altay | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Akademiya Ontustik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Kaspiy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sport Academy Kairat | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Akzhayik | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Kyran | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Baykonur | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Astana II | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Zhetysu II | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Maqtaaral | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Bulat | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 8 |
| 13 | Ekibastuz | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 14 | Aktobe Jas | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Astana | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 69 |
| 2 | Kairat | 33 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 65 |
| 4 | Tobol | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 63 |
| 5 | Zhetysu | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -6 | 42 |
| 7 | Okzhetpes | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -5 | 40 |
| 8 | Irtysh | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -15 | 37 |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Taraz | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -32 | 29 |
| 11 | Atyrau | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -33 | 26 |
| 12 | Aktobe | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 43 | -40 | 15 |